[AT] OT - Cookies

[Steve W.]

The data miner Mike is seeing isn't from weather underground. It is from
Specific POP, Targeted media. Want to get rid of these easily? Download
the Google toolbar and configure it to block pop-ups and to NOT use the
net to send back the advanced search data to google. It has a handy
spellchecker feature as well. It works neat when your doing something
online that requires you to type in a response or comment or use a text
box on a forum.

Steve Williams

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Bruce" <davidbruce at yadtel.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Cookies


> The first thing I would do is determine if the cookies are really a
problem - as
> was mentioned earlier some cookies are not a bad thing but some are.
> On my XP2 box (the one I'm on now) I keep current with the updates and
I haven't
> seen a great increase in cookies since the last update.  Maybe you
should check
> for spyware.  www.tredmicro.com has a good online scanner for viruses
and
> spyware. (small download but I use it as a backup to my AVAST!
antivirus.
> Just something to consider.
> David
>
> msm10301 at juno.com wrote:
>
> > I should have given more information. I am running IE 6.0, Ad-Aware,
Crap Cleaner, Zone Alarm(Not Pro), and AVG antivirus. It used to be when
I would run Ad-Aware I may get 3-4 cookies that Crap Cleaner would miss.
Now though it's like the floodgates are open. I disabeled JaveScripts,
but noticed that things weren't working like they should be so I
switched it back. It seems to have started since I did a Windows update
a few days ago, maybe I should do a restore and see if the problem goes
away. Thanks for all the help.
> > Regards,
> > Mike
> >
> >
> > -- \"Indiana Robinson\"  wrote:
> > If you will download the free "Spybot Search & Destroy" (the real
one, not the sneaky
> > look-alike) you can run the "inoculate" function and it will block
dataminers. I use it,
> > the Adaware and Crap Cleaner and between them they keep everything
clean. Of course I
> > also would never run a system online without a firewall (I use the
free Zonealarm) and an
> > antivirus ( I use the free Grisoft AVG). I use Microsoft IE and
"never" have any problems
> > of that nature
> >
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