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Bedrock of the Community
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Here's what it looks like with Win7 and IE9.  |
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Forum Dad
 United States
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Wow, no idea. I have never seen an error message like that. I don't know of anything that would be called a site "add-on" either.
The only thing I can *possibly* think of is maybe one of the ads was flash based and IE is choking on it for some reason.
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Valued Member
United States
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I get it occasionally also and have never been able to figure it out so I ignore it.
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Moderator
United States
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As much as it pains me to run IE, I had to try it. I have no issues when I view the site with IE9 on Windows7.
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Forum Dad
United States
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Go to Tools > Internet Options > Security > Restricted sites > sites Cursor down until you find "doubleclick.net". Remove it. Click "Close". Click "Okay". Wave buh bye.  |
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Valued Member
United States
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Go to Tools > Internet Options > Security > Restricted sites > sites
Cursor down until you find "doubleclick.net".
Remove it. Click "Close". Click "Okay".
Wave buh bye. I gave this a try. Why does it work? Thanks.........  |
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Forum Dad
United States
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Microsoft engineers get fitted for tin foil hats on their first day.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AH HA! Excellent work!  However, I do like doubleclick being blocked though. I have a huge restricted sites list thanks to Spywareblaster....excellent program BTW.  The error message IE displays makes no sense, it's not really an add-on that is "failing", it's a code script within an add-on such as java or flash. Also, IE doesn't generate a log file or event to record the error, so there's no simple way to see the exact nature of the message. I'm very attentive to my IE add-ons and very few are allowed to run on my PC, so this had me scratching my head after trying to solve it for a good hour. I actually build/repair computers (20+ years) and couldn't figure this one out. Google was also worthless to me. Where did you find the solution?  Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Valued Member
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Microsoft engineers get fitted for tin foil hats on their first day. Can you explain it so that those of us that are computer challenged can understand it? Am I now allowing this "doubleclick.net" on my computer? What does it do? |
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Forum Dad
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However, I do like doubleclick being blocked though. Quote:
Am I now allowing this "doubleclick.net" on my computer? What does it do? It's harmless. It's just an ad network. Companies like Spywareblaster (there's hundreds of them) love to try and brainwash people into thinking these places are going to steal your children at night. 98% of them are slimy and tell TONS of lies. A few of them have even been caught flat out lying on their free scans (completely making up dangerous stuff on your PC) and telling you "we can remove it easily" ..... for $39.95. And they're only the ones that got caught. I just went to Spywareblasters site and the very first thing they state in their 4 principles is a lie... Quote:
Must not interfere with what you do
Truly helpful programs shouldn't interfere with normal computer usage.
SpywareBlaster:
doesn't slow down web browsing
doesn't interfere with the "good side" of the web
doesn't slow down your computer
doesn't use up any memory or take any cpu
(you set it, close the program, and just remember to update it at least once a week)
How much of your time and my time has now been wasted because Spywareblaster has decided that doubleclick is evil when its completely harmless? |
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Valued Member
United States
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Well it is nice not to get that message anymore. It was annoying. It seems that the cure was worse than the disease in this case. Thanks again for the solution.
Larry
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I have to disagree with you 100% about Spywareblaster. It's one of the best antimalware tools available to PC users. Did you take the time to read exactly how it works? Doubleclick is an aggressive advertising tracking system and generally loathed by the computing community. In fact, they have had their share of legal trouble in the past. Quote:DoubleClick is often linked with the controversy over spyware because browser HTTP cookies are set to track users as they travel from website to website and record which commercial advertisements they view and select while browsing.[7] DoubleClick is considered to be malware by several commercial organizations (Adaware, Symantec, Spybot) which detect it and provide the tools to block/remove it. DoubleClick has also been criticized for misleading users by offering an opt-out option that is insufficiently effective. According to a San Francisco IT consulting group, although the opt-out option affects cookies, DoubleClick does not allow users to opt out of IP address-based tracking.  DoubleClick with MSN were shown serving malware via drive-by download exploits by a group of attackers for some time in December 2010. The company is now part of google ad-sense. It's only harmless to the extent that it will not "damage" your computer by installing malware. However, it's not harmless in that it keeps track of you on the web. Many of us value our privacy. Lincoln Cent Lover!VERDI-CARE™ INVENTOR https://verdi.care/
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Forum Dad
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Many of us value our privacy. So they know who you are? They track where your cookie (completely untied to you) has been to show relevant ads to you in an ad slot that would be there any way. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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However, it's not harmless in that it keeps track of you on the web. Many of us value our privacy. Time of privacy is long gone. All internet browsers, social sites, and wireless (phone) providers collect information on your habits. The "ethics" have changed in the last couple of years because of the stiff competition between them. The information on you is being sold to manufacturers (to tailor the advertisements you are bombarded with) and to political compains (to see if you're recruitable to vote for their cause). |
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Forum Dad
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Time of privacy is long gone. Not really. I cannot tell who you are at all. I can get *maybe* a city and state, but what's reported is wrong often enough that it couldn't be counted at all any way. I can tell what browser/version you use. What OS you use. What your window resolution is. If you have javascript on or off, and another few things. None of which is personally identifiable at all. I couldn't care less if the whole world knows that stuff. Ask me and I'll tell you. (Note: None of these things are proof of anything, they can all be spoofed if you know what you're doing) Personally I love seeing the ads that interest me, sure beats seeing dating service and Ron Paul ads all the time. I'd much rather see an ad for a cool Newegg gadget that might actually interest me. Let's not also forget that the more ads get clicked on a site, the more money goes to the site, and the better the site can be. Targeted ads get clicked a LOT more. |
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