fresh install of spybot 1.5 blocks a website [Archive]

fsSnowboard

2007-12-13, 16:25

I installed Spybot 1.5 on a fresh install of Windows XP and it blocks Bluemountain.com without performing the imunization. I have updated spybot to the latest definitions. Just wondering why Spybot is blocking this website.

Thanks

spybotsandra

2007-12-13, 16:34

Hello,

Because of cookies.
Bluemountain, Doubleclick (and others like Advertising.com, Avenue A, Inc, CasaleMedia, Fastclick, Hitbox, Mediaplex etc.) are so-called tracking cookies. It is quite common for popular websites to employ such tracking cookies from third parties. They use them in order to track the users' surfing habits on their websites. As I said, these cookies are from third parties but they are employed by the site.

Please open the Tools menu in your Internet Explorer and choose 'Spybot - Search Destroy Configuration'.
There you will find a drop down menu where you should select "Ask for blocking confirmation".
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd15/index.html (3rd picture)
If you want to visit a blocked website choose "Allow". Hope this solves the problem.

Best regards
Sandra
Team Spybot