F*cking e-bay cookies on dizzie.com!

[normiss 622]

WHY the eff MUST I take 5 damn e-bay cookies here to make the site behave normally????

I hate e-bay.....and I hate tracking cookies too.
Cookies are the root of all internet evil...

[SBS 0]

Aren't cookies in general the root of all evil? I would totally kill for a chocolate chip (without nuts).

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I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness...

[skymama 35]

What do you mean to "make the site behave normally"? I don't take off any cookies and it works fine for me.

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[lisamariewillbe 1]

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(without nuts).

So are we talking food or eunchs? Or however its spelled

Sudsy Fist: i don't think i'd ever say this
Sudsy Fist: but you're looking damn sudsydoable in this

[normiss 622]

My guess is that you have Microsnot Internet Exploder configured with default settings, accepting third-party cookies. There are currently 5 e-bay cookies that download upon initial loading of dizzie.com. I refuse them, and I always end up back at the beginning of a thread as opposed to where I left off the last time I was in the thread. If I foolishly allow the cookies, it puts me back where I left. I try my best to never allow third party cookies as they are as distrustful as third party checks and are often the beginning of spyware and adware HELL!

ebay
ebayobjects
ebayrtm

are the ones I remember...maybe an adbrite one also...

[cocheese 0]

How do i get to see someone's new avitar without waiting 3 days for it to change on my computer? I tried everything: Refreshed, took a shower,etc.

[skymama 35]

In the Privacy Statement, it says, "Cookies are not programs that come onto a user's system and damage files." So, how are they the beginning of spyware and adware hell?

I'm not trying to be a pain, I'm just trying to understand. You know my computer technical skills are quite limited.

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[mnealtx 0]

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In the Privacy Statement, it says, "Cookies are not programs that come onto a user's system and damage files." So, how are they the beginning of spyware and adware hell?

I'm not trying to be a pain, I'm just trying to understand. You know my computer technical skills are quite limited.

Tracking cookies

Cookie wiki

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[normiss 622]

then the privacy statement is incorrect.
cookies DO indeed come into a user's system and are very capable of damage.

[Rick 67]

yo Mark where do I go to block all third party cookies? I could not find that option in internet exploder

You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early!

[normiss 622]

IE6:
tools
internet options
privacy
advanced
override automatic cookie handling
accept first party
personally...I prefer the prompt option for third party so I can see and decide whether or not I want the cookie...

the e-bay attempts here are rather intrusive in my opinion...LOTS of browser hijack attempts.

let me know if you're using ie7

[Squeak 17]

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IE6:
tools
internet options
privacy
advanced
override automatic cookie handling
accept first party
personally...I prefer the prompt option for third party so I can see and decide whether or not I want the cookie...

the e-bay attempts here are rather intrusive in my opinion...LOTS of browser hijack attempts.

let me know if you're using ie7

IT'S THE SAME FOR 7

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[Rick 67]

thank you geek meister

You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early!

[sangiro 4]

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WHY the eff MUST I take 5 damn e-bay cookies here to make the site behave normally????

I hate e-bay.....and I hate tracking cookies too.
Cookies are the root of all internet evil...

So which page did you open when you were "attacked" by all these cookies? Was there and EBay Google ad on that page? I've never seen an EBay Google ad here but of course the ads vary depending on where you are. Not sure how else EBay content would make it from this site to your PC.

Safe swoops
Sangiro

[normiss 622]

the banner ads at the top of this page, they open e-bay pages with content and cookies...
also notice the status bar as the ads load...a few browser hijacks start...or at least try to

[BillyVance 34]

I've never had this problem... so I don't know what to say. I have my firewall up so I never see a pop-up ad but that doesn't stop the cookies and adware files from taking residence in my computer, but nothing that a regular sweep with Spy Sweeper and other virus programs can't handle.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[normiss 622]

I only have this issue on my work pc.
We're behind a proxy server, but the firewall is weak.
I don't get any issues with cookies or spyware at home....and they aren't a real issue here so much as just an annoyance.

[bob.dino 0]

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maybe an adbrite one also...

There's a thread in errors and bug reports where an adbrite URL is triggering a spyware warning.

[Squeak 17]

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maybe an adbrite one also...

There's a thread in errors and bug reports where an adbrite URL is triggering a spyware warning.

I just block the URl when it come up as a cookie accept request, it stops then

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[pwln 0]

Update your HOSTS file. I get no ad's on most web sites I visit. I know that's how sites make extra money and all, but if I want something I'll go and look for it. Some anti Spyware programs will have an option to update your HOSTS file. Basically most ad servers are pointed to nothing.

[Squeak 17]

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Update your HOSTS file. I get no ad's on most web sites I visit. I know that's how sites make extra money and all, but if I want something I'll go and look for it. Some anti Spyware programs will have an option to update your HOSTS file. Basically most ad servers are pointed to nothing.

how do you update hosts files

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[pwln 0]

One way can be found here http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

You can also use the Immunize feature in Spybot S&D for some stuff.

I have basically followed the directions on the mvps site.

here is what the HOSTS file looks like. (Has porn site entries in it , maybe NSFW?)
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.txt

[pwln 0]

I did want to point out I still get ads from reach.dropzone.com and I don't mind them.

After I posted I got a big Skydive Arizona Ad at the top of my page. I still have not seen ads at the bottom of the page.

[normiss 622]

I don't have a hosts file

[pwln 0]

That's too bad. Maybe you should put one in there.

Whatever OS you are using you "can" have one.

I think "someone" is looking at my posts. I seem to be getting more ads from dz server now.