View Full Version : Vistaprint.com blocked?
Shadowflight
2009-12-15, 18:16
I just noticed Vistaprint.com added to the Immunization list. I get business cards through them but am unable to access the site now. How do I prevent this site from getting immunized each week?
I'm curious though, why was this site was put on the list?
The possible reason is bad customer experience and/or spamming.
WOT results: http://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/vistaprint.com
Unfortunately, I'm not sure how to exclude one site from visiting. Immunization entries are added in lots of locations. Most of them are in registry, so there can be trouble if you try editing registry without knowing what are you doing.
dwakabayashi
2009-12-16, 21:46
The FAQ tells you how set SpyBot not to block a site you want access to:
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/faq/14.html
jspratjr
2009-12-21, 22:05
Not sure why vistaprint.com was added - it's a legitimate business. I don't buy the "bad customer experience" - what kind of criteria is that? We've placed dozens of orders and have never had such an experience. I thought the point was to block "potentially hazardous" sites, not sites with bad customer service or crappy products.
Anyway, the solution provided is for IE - vistaprint.com is added to your hosts file in c:\windows\system32\driver\etc. Remove those entries (I found 2) and you'll be able to access the site.
neutro511
2009-12-23, 08:48
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/19069185/detail.html
Keep up the good blocking!
jspratjr
2009-12-23, 14:03
lol...there's no defense against consumer stupidity...if that were the case, all retail sites would be blocked.
neutro511
2009-12-26, 14:36
http://www.graphicartsonline.com/blog/Premedia_Trends_Sponsored_By_Epson/18183-VistaPrint_enough_already_.php
geognerd
2009-12-26, 21:11
I just noticed Vistaprint.com added to the Immunization list. I get business cards through them but am unable to access the site now. How do I prevent this site from getting immunized each week?
I'm curious though, why was this site was put on the list?
I also noticed this problem. I was able to visit VistaPrint OK in November, but this month had problems with it. I made changes in Firefox's cookie and AdBlock Plus settings to fully allow VistaPrint, but still couldn't sign into the site. I finally figured out today that it was SpyBot's immunization causing the problem. After some trial and error, I figured out the Images part of Firefox's immunization was blocking some images and buttons needed to sign into VistaPrint. Skipping the Images part of the immunization (but still doing all the other parts) left VistaPrint.com open enough for their sign-in process to work.
Yes, that website sends me spam nearly daily, but all their messages go into my Spam folder, so no big deal.