Tracking cookies

Tracking cookies

by NWRCS Dec 28, 2005 3:11PM PST

Okay, I read these forums every couple of days, then run multiple scans prior to shutting down (AdAware, SpyBot, SpywareDoctor, MS Giant Anti-Spyware) and I'm always getting notifications.
I also have the add-on AdWatch that runs continuously, and does a dang fine job, I might ad.

So.
I've been perusing and reading this forum and links to articles on this site.

Now I have a whole pile of Tracking Cookies corresponding in time to the last 25 minutes on these forums.
serving-sys.com, questionmarket.com, ads.pointroll.com, centrport.net, several multiple hits.

I just find it strange that they would come from this site.
Or is something piggy-backing?

I cleared the files and went looking.
The linque provided to CA e-trust spyware encyclopedia by marianna in this URL:
http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6142-0.html?forumID=32&threadID=145992&messageID=1633463
gives me a tracking cookie from questionmarket.com

It may be just links that do this, but I find it odd and a little unnerving.

Just a question, not picking on anybody.

Discussion is locked

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a little more

by NWRCS Dec 28, 2005 3:21PM PST

When I went back and re-read on the Sober virus(http://reviews.cnet.com/5208-6142-0.html?forumID=32&threadID=145505&messageID=1631297), and clicked on the linque: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-3513_7-6405253-1.html?tag=nl.e757 to a CNET article written by Robert Vamosi I got a centrport.net tracking cookie.

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Have you tried this?

by bulldogzerofive Dec 28, 2005 4:33PM PST

Maybe this will help you:

if using IE, go to control panel, internet options, click on the privacy tab, click the advanced button, and block third party cookies

if using firefox, go to about:config, and set the third party cookie value to block.

Just a thought.

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bulldogzerofive

by tomron Dec 28, 2005 10:54PM PST

I looked in about:config & could not find where to block third party cokkies

I checked B for blocked
I checked C for cookies

However I found cookies under network,but no mention of third party cookies.

What category is it under?

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Additionally, If One's Using IE, You Can Get Spybot.....

by tobeach Dec 29, 2005 6:20PM PST

(everyone does have, don't they?) and in the Immunize section(shield) lower half, tick box for Browser Helper: Bad download blocker. You can set to block silently, OR (my preference) you can set to notify you when blocking. This will indicate which sites are trying to set cookies and which cookies( in a pop-up). Later you can set to silent if you wish.
Myself, I use Mozilla (Spybot doesn't cover) but you can set to block all 3rd party cookies . Moz has quite extensive control over cookies, pop-ups,images etc.

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I suspect

by Bob__B Dec 28, 2005 9:35PM PST

That if you were to install a hosts file like this one

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

You won't see that stuff anymore or a least you'll see a lot less of it.

btw. there are other hosts files, your choice of flavor.

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NWRCS, Yep, You're Correct.. CNET Has Advertisements

by Grif Thomas Former Forum moderator Dec 29, 2005 5:02AM PST

..and they place cookies on your computer..Cnet is now ad-driven and unless you block them somehow, such as with a HOSTS file, etc. they will continue to be placed on the machine.

Hope this helps.

Grif

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AdWatch

by NWRCS Dec 29, 2005 6:10AM PST

Yes, and AdWatch kills them, but calls them Tracking Cookies, which is odd.
They don't get into my machine to track preferences, I just am "aware" by monitoring the AdWatch logs.....

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