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More info?)
Rick T wrote:
> Shane,
>
> I looked at encyclopedia.com... unless their owner
yeah that was helpful :/
There's a javascrpit with a tracking pixel in it... looks like they
hijacked a doubleclick script (lol)
Rick
>
>
> Shane wrote:
>
>> Eileen,
>>
>> When you open Spybot S&D it will be in *default mode*. The Settings
>> button
>> is only available in advanced. So, open Spybot, click Mode, select
>> Advanced.
>>
>> In the left pane, click Settings, then Ignore Products, then in the
>> right-pane that opens right-click and in *All Products* select *Deselect
>> All*. Then in Cookies, select *Avenue A, inc*.
>>
>> If this isn't enough, post back and we'll go further. But this should
>> be the
>> quickest way to enable Avenue A, and ought to work regardless of what
>> other
>> settings you have enabled.
>>
>> I have to say, though, there are many good sources of scientific
>> knowledge
>> on the web, most of which do not require surrendering your privacy to
>> advertisers.
>
>
> It's not all that obvious on that site... source is strictly
> highbeam.com but in a javascript there's a tracking pixel. Looks like
> they hijacked a doubleclick script
>
>
> Rick
>
>>
>> Shane
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Eileen" <vanvan@piasanet.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23qkXuBSFFHA.3244@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> I am Spybot illiterate. I do not know how to "..... unchecking all in
>>> *Ignore products*
>>> Eileen
>>>
>>> "oops!!" <notme@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>>> news:OKXrxxRFFHA.1836@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> Eileen,
>>>
>>> Please read Shane's reply above.
>>>
>>> Explains how to workaround that.
>>>
>>> Zee
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Eileen" <vanvan@piasanet.com> wrote in message
>>> news:u17JSvRFFHA.228@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>> It was "encyclopedia.com" and I did want to visit it and get info on
>>>> chemistry.
>>>> Eileen
>>>>
>>>> "oops!!" <notme@nowhere.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:usKWIKNFFHA.3732@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>> Eileen,
>>>>
>>>> I would say Spybot S&D is doing its job.
>>>>
>>>> You probably wouldn't like to visit those sites, I surely wouldn't.
>>>>
>>>> If you really, really, want to visit those site (at your own risk, of
>>>> course) uninstall Spybot S&D.
>>>>
>>>> Zee
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Eileen" <vanvan@piasanet.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:OV7zOYKFFHA.1932@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>>>
>>>>> When searching Spybot warns that it is blocking Avenue A and I can't
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> search
>>>>
>>>>> a lot of sites.
>>>>> Thanks, Eileen
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>