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Thread: Why not block pointroll and doubleclick?

  1. #1
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    Default Why not block pointroll and doubleclick?

    Hello,
    Every time I have spybot update my hosts file (for which I'm grateful) I have to manually add pointroll and doubleclick, amoungst others, to it. I have a file prepared and all I do is copy and paste it in. Is there some reason that Spybot does not want to prevent these ads that place tracking cookies on our computers?
    Thanks
    Indygal

  2. #2
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    Hello,

    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. There is a tool in Spybot-S&D: BrowserHelper, i.e. a bad download blocker for Internet Explorer. With this tool enabled such tracking cookies will be blocked. In order to activate this tool, please run Spybot-S&D and go to the "Tools"->"Resident" page. Checking the checkbox in front of SDHelper will enable the BrowserHelper.

    Now open the Tools menu in your Internet Explorer and choose 'Spybot - Search Destroy Configuration'.
    There you will find a drop down menu which will appear giving you some options. (3rd picture)
    You should select "Block all bad pages silently".
    With that option set the notifications will no longer come up, but you will still have the protection.
    Further choose "Spybot-S&D->Immunize" from the navigation bar on the left.
    Now the baddies are blocked.

    Best regards
    Sandra
    Team Spybot

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