3rd party browser

[SF Gordon]

I have XP, ie6 and spybot S&R. I am using all defaults on internet options.
As suspected I get notifies by spybot of certain cookies whether to down
load or not suggesting they are dangerous. Great .

The issue I am trying to fix is the constent notification of these
"cookies". ow can I block the cookie automatically without any notification
Thank you for any help

 

[PA Bear]

Managing Cookies
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283185
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#cookies
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

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[SF Gordon]

Thank you for your reply. I know I am not the smartest dog in this pack but
after reading all articals referenced twice I still can not stop the spybot
message that asks the question of whether I want to block or accept the
download.
any other suggesions ??? be nice now

 

[PA Bear]

I think you'll see that the message is coming from Windows/IE, not Spybot,
because of your Cookies settings in

IE Tools>Internet Options>Privacy>Advanced>...

These settings are covered in the links I supplied earlier. Spybot S&D
doesn't run in the background and warn you about cookies, SF. When you run
Spybot, it may identify questionable cookies and ask if you want to delete
them.

 

[SF Gordon]

thanks for the response, I changed settings i privacy advanced to accept
first party coolie and block 3rd party. Sure enough I still get this
dropdown box message

Spybot S&D Resident reports that you wabt to download "Doubleclick" or
"Avenue A".This is a known threat, Do you want to block the download

Yes or No

Naybe I have been "hyjacked " I run some cleaning programs.

 

[PA Bear]

Ah, 'Resident SD Helper' and 'Resident Teatimer' are 2 new tools in Spybot
1.3, SF! See Spybot Help>Resident for more (actually, not much) info.

You're apparently running Spybot in Advanced mode. Open Spybot and click on
Tools (left-hand pane), then click on Resident. Here you can disable or
enable both SD Helper and/or Teatimer.

Methinks you've not yet run Spybot's 'Immunize' yet, otherwise the
Doubleclick and Avenue A cookies would already be blocked by default.

<wink> It's time to RTFM, SF, and learn the ins & outs of this new version.
(This includes a good poking around in Tools!)

FWIW I've already blocked Doubleclick and Avenue A cookies via

IE Tools>Internet Options>Privacy>Edit

and by setting the default for /all/ cookies to 'Prompt'. Both are also
listed in my HOSTS file.
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE), AH-VSOP

AumHa Forums
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Protect Your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect

 

[PA Bear]

Also see http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=32034 and
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?showtopic=13433.

 

[SF Gordon]

It took a while to figure out whay RTFM ment and I think I know and it is
approbriate. I havent figure things out yet but I have pleanty of data to
work with. It may take a while Ill put another post on this thread if that
is approbriate
thanks

 

[PA Bear]

Hey, me, too, with Spybot v1.3! You helped me learn something tonight.

[<winking> Might wanna take a look at your spellchecker, too, SF!
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=approbriate]

 

[SF Gordon]

What a difference a day makes. My spybot problem appears to have flow the
coop. No messages today.
Thanks to you I have solved myproblem although I am a tad ticked since I
don't know how it specifically got fixed.
Also I found out what RTFM means and that I need a spell checker (I already
was aware of that )any way Thanks a bunch and have a great day

 

[PA Bear]

YW & thanks for being so cooperative and for posting back!

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