I'm loaded to the teeth with firewall, antispy, anti hack software. I've had no problems except for some low threat tracking cookies. I have not
experienced your problems. But I still won't provide direct linkies for security reasons.
One thing's for sure., page 1
privacy
Topic started on 30-3-2008 @ 03:50 AM by Acidtastic
This place is the only new addition to my browsing habbits. And the infections my ad-aware is picking up has gone up 10 fold. What's the snip
deal here? I'm a little annoyed about it (to say the least).I hate ads at the best of times,but to come to a site which is supposed to be anto stuff
like that,only to find that it's a major culprit is a little dissapointing.
If I can isolate the bits of this site that are infecting my pc,then I will be blocking it. If I can't,well it's good bye ATS. Which is a shame,cos this place has potential.
sort it out,and STOP infecting my computer
like I say,I know for a fact it's this place,as this is the only change to my browsing habbits in the last month (when all these infections magicly appeared)so don't try shirk the blame.
Please Do Not Evade the Automatic Censors
[edit on 30/0308/08 by neformore]
If I can isolate the bits of this site that are infecting my pc,then I will be blocking it. If I can't,well it's good bye ATS. Which is a shame,cos this place has potential.
sort it out,and STOP infecting my computer
like I say,I know for a fact it's this place,as this is the only change to my browsing habbits in the last month (when all these infections magicly appeared)so don't try shirk the blame.
Please Do Not Evade the Automatic Censors
[edit on 30/0308/08 by neformore]
That being said, I just ran Adaware last night and had nothing. As long as
I've been on ATS, I have not encounted any problems with spyware being installed on my system.
reply posted on 30-3-2008 @ 08:17 AM by SkepticOverlord
Originally posted by Acidtastic
And it's not big infections,just low level tracking cookies as we all get.
There's nothing wrong with cookies.
The conspiracy of "tracking cookie" paranoia
We have a lot of page impressions, and no one ad network can fill our available inventory, we use:
ValueClick
TribalFusion
Casale Media
Advertising.com
Pulse360
Kontera
Specific Media
The cookies you receive do nothing more than help the ad providers ensure you don't see the same ad too often... no personal info is retained unless you expressly provide it to them.
Previous coverage...
ATS and spyware/cookies
Why does the ATS website load tracking cookies and adware onto my PC?
ATS AD Server pings Trojan ports
[edit on 30-3-2008 by SkepticOverlord]
reply posted on 30-3-2008 @ 09:04 AM by NGC2736
reply to post by Acidtastic
Because most people are too lazy to delete cookies every time they browse, companies use them more and more. Any parasitic organism uses the same approach; get the host so used to you that he stops dislodging you, and you get a free ride and a meal ticket.
I often logout every so often and clean my cache and cookies, and log back in. I find it keeps me running faster too.
Good cyber hygiene is as important as good dental hygiene. So floss your browser.
Because most people are too lazy to delete cookies every time they browse, companies use them more and more. Any parasitic organism uses the same approach; get the host so used to you that he stops dislodging you, and you get a free ride and a meal ticket.
I often logout every so often and clean my cache and cookies, and log back in. I find it keeps me running faster too.
Good cyber hygiene is as important as good dental hygiene. So floss your browser.
reply posted on 30-3-2008 @ 10:20 PM by whatukno
reply to post by SkepticOverlord
Wait, you've never deleted any cookies? Really? hmm, mm'kay, I delete cookies about once a week. It just takes up room (not a whole lota room mind you) but it takes up room and shouldn't it be cleared out every so often?
I have never had any problems at all browsing this site. [edit] that didnt boil down to being my own fault [/edit] As far as tracking software and other things went. My anti virus never even murmered at logging on to ATS.
Really never deleted your cookies?
[edit on 3/30/2008 by whatukno]
Wait, you've never deleted any cookies? Really? hmm, mm'kay, I delete cookies about once a week. It just takes up room (not a whole lota room mind you) but it takes up room and shouldn't it be cleared out every so often?
I have never had any problems at all browsing this site. [edit] that didnt boil down to being my own fault [/edit] As far as tracking software and other things went. My anti virus never even murmered at logging on to ATS.
Really never deleted your cookies?
[edit on 3/30/2008 by whatukno]
Now I miss the good old days before I was suspicious of
cookies and obsessed with deleting them.reply posted on 30-3-2008 @ 11:32 PM by Damocles
reply to post by SkepticOverlord
right cuz if i have this right, which i of course may not...if you go to a site, it downloads a cookie, then you delete it, return to that site, it has to redownload the same one which will slow you down while it does so yeah? (granted not much on broadband but some of us are speedfreaks)
not to mention if you delete the cookies dont you get inundated with the same ads over and over? cmon who doesnt like some variety in their ads lol
of course i may be wrong...
but also doesnt setting that slider telling IE etc how much space to allocate to such things insure that your HDD isnt going to fill up with cookies over time anyway?
right cuz if i have this right, which i of course may not...if you go to a site, it downloads a cookie, then you delete it, return to that site, it has to redownload the same one which will slow you down while it does so yeah? (granted not much on broadband but some of us are speedfreaks)
not to mention if you delete the cookies dont you get inundated with the same ads over and over? cmon who doesnt like some variety in their ads lol
of course i may be wrong...
but also doesnt setting that slider telling IE etc how much space to allocate to such things insure that your HDD isnt going to fill up with cookies over time anyway?
reply posted on 31-3-2008 @ 09:50 AM by Springer
reply to post by Damocles
You are completely correct. The great cookie scare is nothing but security software maker hype. Think about it, if they simply named them "cookies" instead of "TRACKING cookies" you'd wonder what the big deal was.
As mentioned above, when you delete cookies you are actually screwing yourself over a little on any sites you regularly visit. You'd be amazed at the number of emails we get via "contact ATS" about people who have registered, NOT read the instructions, and can't log in because they have all cookies blocked in their browser settings.
If the site can't identify your member name you can't log in.
That's for our protection as well as yours.
The humble cookie is pretty much what allows the internet to operate, it's how sites like ATS can remain free of charge. The ad networks pay us based on "caps", caps are the maximum number of times you see the same advert in a 24 hour period. Without a cookie telling the ad server you've already seen a specific ad three times today there's no way to manage it. They also save your preferences for certain functions or features on websites.
That's what the evil cookie does, it keeps you from seeing the same bloody ads over and over again. That's what it's "tracking", NOT you or your surfing habits.
Springer...
You are completely correct. The great cookie scare is nothing but security software maker hype. Think about it, if they simply named them "cookies" instead of "TRACKING cookies" you'd wonder what the big deal was.
As mentioned above, when you delete cookies you are actually screwing yourself over a little on any sites you regularly visit. You'd be amazed at the number of emails we get via "contact ATS" about people who have registered, NOT read the instructions, and can't log in because they have all cookies blocked in their browser settings.
If the site can't identify your member name you can't log in.
That's for our protection as well as yours. The humble cookie is pretty much what allows the internet to operate, it's how sites like ATS can remain free of charge. The ad networks pay us based on "caps", caps are the maximum number of times you see the same advert in a 24 hour period. Without a cookie telling the ad server you've already seen a specific ad three times today there's no way to manage it. They also save your preferences for certain functions or features on websites.
That's what the evil cookie does, it keeps you from seeing the same bloody ads over and over again. That's what it's "tracking", NOT you or your surfing habits.
Springer...
