trippknightly@hotmail.com wrote:

> I have SpyBot & its auxiliary app Resident (which monitors web
> browsing installed) running on XP.
>
> Every time an ad network (DoubleClick, Avenue A, etc.) is called, I
> get an alert that SpyBot has blocked the download of such (I assume
> these are cookies it's preventing). I think it's great that such
> networks are being blocked, but for the life of me can't figure out
> how to disable the alerts. They're arguably more annoying than the
> ad networks that Resident is disabling.

Use your modern browser to block the cookies, and your HOSTS file to
block the ads they serve. See "Browsers" and "HOSTS File" on this page:
http://k75s.home.att.net/tips.html

> It's incomprehensible to me that you can't disable these alerts - but
> figured I'd toss this question out there - any ways to disable?
> Otherwise I guess I'll just disable Resident altogether.

Might as well, when your existing tools will do the same job.

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