Re: Doubleclick wont go away

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Gerry Atrick wrote:

> I have my hosts file set to kill all entries from doubleclick. Yet,
> almost everytime I load nearly every site on the internet, there is a
> cookie created by doubleclick. I dont want that spyware laden piece
> of **** to have any access to my computer. How can I kill that
> thing.

It's a tracking cookie. I wouldn't call it 'spyware', not in the true
sense of that word. If you are using a modern browser, why not just
block the cookie?

I read your disdain for Firefox in your other posting. It can easily
block any domain's cookies, with a simple click. Once. If you are using
an incapable browser, well ...

> One other question, why does almost every website online have a link
> to that lousy site. You'd think that at least some sites would have
> a conscience......

It's advertising... annoying, but not malicious.

--
-bts
-Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck

[louise]

Beauregard T. Shagnasty wrote:
> Gerry Atrick wrote:
>
>> I have my hosts file set to kill all entries from doubleclick. Yet,
>> almost everytime I load nearly every site on the internet, there is a
>> cookie created by doubleclick. I dont want that spyware laden piece
>> of **** to have any access to my computer. How can I kill that
>> thing.
>
> It's a tracking cookie. I wouldn't call it 'spyware', not in the true
> sense of that word. If you are using a modern browser, why not just
> block the cookie?
>
> I read your disdain for Firefox in your other posting. It can easily
> block any domain's cookies, with a simple click. Once. If you are using
> an incapable browser, well ...
>
>> One other question, why does almost every website online have a link
>> to that lousy site. You'd think that at least some sites would have
>> a conscience......
>
> It's advertising... annoying, but not malicious.
>
How do you set firefox to reject certain cookies. I know
there is a way to tell it to reject cookies from certain
sites - but for tracking cookies used on so many site, it
seems nearly impossible to stay ahead of the curve.

Louise

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

louise wrote:

> How do you set firefox to reject certain cookies. I know there is a
> way to tell it to reject cookies from certain sites - but for
> tracking cookies used on so many site, it seems nearly impossible to
> stay ahead of the curve.

Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies

[X] Allow sites to set Cookies

Keep Cookies: [ ask me every time ]

Then when a cookie warning pops up for .. doubleclick, other ad sites,
regular cookies you don't want (which is most of them), click the Deny
and make sure the Don't Ask Me Again box is checked.

Those cookies won't ask again, unless you clear out all the blocked
domains in the above cookie manager.

--
-bts
-Motorcycles defy gravity; cars just suck