peter e Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 I downloaded the latest Spybot updates a few days ago and since then, whenever I go to Hotmail I get the message shown below. I select "Yes" to block the download but the message keeps on appearing when I switch to a different Hotmail folder. It's not a big problem but it's a little annoying, so any ideas on how to get rid of it will be appreciated.Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 Pete go to the immunize function and opt to block all bad pages silently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 Just a spyware cookie I think ?Having an Avenue A cookie causes popunders to appear when you hit major sites that also have Avenue A ads. It's only a tracking cookie, not true spyware. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter e Posted December 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 Thanks for the replies, Mark and Boris. I did as you suggested, Mark but when I go to hotmail the message is still appearing. When I ask Spybot to check again it says "all known threats are blocked". :( Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 towards the bottom of the page, pete is the option to block silently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 Do you have a Green Tick against "opt to block all bad pages silently" in the "Permanently running bad download blocker for IE" section ?Mark2 beat me again ! B/B 2 Dial-up 0 !I don't get this one when I'm on Hotmail - just checked ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted December 27, 2003 Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 I checked too, don't get it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter e Posted December 27, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2003 Yes, I did as you suggested. The thumbnail shows the Spybot immunisation settings - but I still get the Avenue Inc message in Hotmail.Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark2 Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 Pete try un-immunizing, then re-immunizing see if it makes a difference, it shouldn't but then it is running under windoze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 Should the bottom panel also be ticked, and if so why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nellie2 Posted December 28, 2003 Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 Andsome.. a bit more info for youAt the bottom of this page are three more options which I do not select. It's my personal preference because they lock the USER out but not the Spyware. They offer no protection from Spyware. These options prevent the User from accessing Internet Options. Or if you choose to protect the Home Page, you are prevented from changing that, but Spyware is not. Making the HOSTS file read only can easily be overcome by a Spyware Program. I think the first two cause confusion and should never be checked unless you are trying to restrict another User of the computer. Making the HOSTS file Read Only is not as inconvenient, but in my opinion, not necessary. But go ahead and make it read-only. If just to annoy those Spyware writers. One or two more lines of code for them to copy and paste into their program code.scource Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter e Posted December 28, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2003 I don't know why, but that worked, Mark. I selected "Undo" to get rid of the immunisation, then re-immunised. No sign of the message now. Thank you. ;) Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted December 29, 2003 Report Share Posted December 29, 2003 Thanks for the reply Nellie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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