Yes i aggree..ATS policy on popup adds..and cookie placing adds...needs to be seriously reviewed.
The OP is right..fastclick plants a malicious tracking cookie on your computer. i doing a spyware removing right now, and my spy sweeper just picked
it up as a malicious tracking cookie.
Whats that? Yes i even have a pic...
I circled the cookie so you can see it more clear. But there you have it folks..spy sweeper says NO to fast click.
I hate spyware and tracking cookies. I even helped a resistance group if you will..who exposed an online video game that was using spyware. Read all
about it here
spyware in SFO
So obviously i don't support certain advertising measures here on ATS. However i'm a good samaratain so i'll tell you how to block all cookies/adds
permanatley.
First open your internent properties by opening IE and selecting Tools>Internet options. Then click the "security" tab. Welll all you have to do
from here is select internet, then "local intranet" then trusted sites (optional) and raise the bar from Medium (default settings) to "High" This
will help stop a lot of unwanted spy methods.
After you change all those settings to high...click the "privacy" tab..and move the bar all the way up so that it says "Blocks all cookies". That
should completley eliminate all sorts of pop ups by ATS. AOL users: you can get added security by opening ATS in your broswer window..then click on
the area where your pop up controls are, at the bottom of the webpage. IT may say "allowing popups from ATS" or "blocking popups from ATS". Either
way it doesn't matter..what you're going to do is click on that button, and then select "block popups from abovetopsecret.com" and "block
animated media from abovetopsecret.com"
That will really set you up to have nothing on your computers. And if you want just a bit more security after doing allll that stuff...then click the
"set pop up controls preferences" in the same tab where you chose "block popups/animated media from ATS". A new window should open up and you will
get a 3 tab screen saying web pop ups, animated media, and popups from AOL. In "web popups" select "block all popups". In aNimated media, click
"block animated media from these sites" then add www.abovetopsecret.com to the list. Finally, select Aol popups and select "block popups from
AOL".
There you have it folks..no more fastclick, animated banners, or annoying popups that just won't stop. There is a "horrible twist" to this
though...it will prevent you from logging into ATS. But simply reset your cookie settings to the default settings if you want to log in.
I think there is a way to log in while your settings are high, but this wasn't ment for people who want to avoid this stuff when they log in. This
was really ment for the people who simply wanna browse the site, hassle/tracking cookie free.
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