Re: adverts - blocking with firewalls

From: Chris (ChrisAct@nwlink.com.com)
Date: 02/05/02 

From: ChrisAct@nwlink.com.com (Chris)
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 03:40:08 GMT

Hey, remember back on Sun, 3 Feb 2002 22:48:37 -0500, when "George"
<gbmiller@sy$$$mpatico.ca> said:

>I am new to firewalls, having just installed McAfee's firewall as part of
>its virus program.
>
>Maybe I was a bit naive, but I was hoping it would help with the growing
>problem of advertisements on the internet.
>
>I am tired closing box after box of annoying adverts every time I am on the
>internet. I've tried closing out java but this shuts out many interesting
>internet sites. It seems to me that there is a huge untapped market for
>blocking these unwanted pop-up boxes. When I read McAfee's literature on
>their firewall I thought that their software would do this job but you have
>to enter every domain in its number format (a real pain) to block them.

Proxomitron (which has been mentioned).

Also, if you're using IE, choose Tools, choose Internet Options, choose
Security, choose Internet (zone), set to High, choose Custom level, and turn off
*A*L*L* ActiveX, Java, Javascript, applets, etc. Actually, turn off everything
except drag&drop/copy&paste, and submit non-encrypted form data (set that to
prompt); set the User Authentication to prompt for user name and password.

If there are sites you trust, you can put them in the Trusted Sites or
Restricted Sites categories, and loosen the security settings a little. 

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