Security Zones

I just downloaded AdAware and after it ran its scan I found DOUBLECLICK on there. GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! Before I did the full restore on my computer, I remember having a list of sites in my IE RESTRICTED ZONE in Security. I didn't think to write that list down BEFORE I restored the computer. Needless to say, I can't remember how to input restricted sites, or what the list was. I do know that doubleclick was one of them. When typing in the address it wants, do I type it *.*doubleclick.net or *.doubleclick.net? I can't remember if it's one or two *s. I also know that I need to type in .net AND .com. Can someone give me some other ones that should be in there? Thanks!

(grumble...grumble...darn spyware!)

 

Panda:

I use Ad-aware Plus 5.83 and it comes with Ad-watch 2.51 and it runs in the system tray blocks all those "doublclicks ".

I believe what your looking for is *@doubleclick.txt. The * is usually the username.

 

Thanks, dobhar! I think that is what I was looking for. I thought it was a -dot- after the *. It's really the @ sign. Thanks! I still need a list of other spies, though. I don't have the Plus version. I may look into that later. I have read about it, but I think I'll do ok by listing offenders in the Security Zones.

Thanks again for the tip.

 

http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm#IESPYAD

 

Hi Panda,
I see you are asking about how to add a list of sites, including Doubleclick, to IE's security settings RESTRICTED SITES. (dobhar's description was for the cookie text file itself). This is from a google search:

From http://content.techweb.com/winmag/fixes/ie/blocker.htm

From http://kimihia.org.nz/articles/cookies/stopping

You can find more lists of sites to block by doing a google search on:
IE "Restricted Sites" list doubleclick

 

THANK YOU!

Thank you very much, ALICE! That list is exactly what I was looking for! I remember quite a few of them from your list. But, geeeeeesh, you sure gave me a lot of work to do! LOL. I never had that many before, but then again, I know I missed a lot. I'll be inputting as soon as I get done here. Also, thanks for the link. I have it bookmarked for future reading and I will copy those add-ons in my puter book so I'll have that paper trail that I always keep handy.

Brett

Thanks for the link! Worth checking out.

Thanks again, everyone for all your input. Much appreciated.

 

Hi Panda,

You're welcome. So then you will be busy adding restricted sites.

I just noticed, on the above list it has *.hitbot.com - that may or may not be a typo but it reminded me that WelshJim has a thread either here or on the LurkHere forums that mentions hitbox.com cookies and Ad-aware.