Re: How does z1.adserver.com popup get past Spybot, AdAware, & Firefox?

From: M Trimble (user_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 05/15/05 

Date: Sun, 15 May 2005 16:07:02 -0500

On Sun, 15 May 2005 11:04:52 +0000, octanicu wrote:

> How does z1.adserver.com get past the spyware blockers?
>
> Pop-up ads virtually disappeared on my WinXP SP2 box by running - Ad-Aware
> SE Personal build 1.05
> - Microsoft AntiSpyware beta 1.0.501
> - SpyBot Search & Destroy 1.3
> - Spyware Blaster 3.2
> - Sygate Personal Firewall 5.5
> - Firefox 1.0.4 (set to block all popups with no exceptions)
>
> Every program above set to block all popups possible with no exceptions.
> But z1.adserver.com still gets through somehow.
>
> Does this pop-up use something tricky the antispyware folks can't catch?
Check your javascript permissions (Edit...Preferences...Advanced (left
side)...Scripts & plugins in Mozilla; Tools...Options...Web Features (left
side) in firefox). Enable javascript can be turned ON, but set the permissions
(advanced options button in firefox) all OFF.

One word of caution: You can leave your javascript OFF, but you will lose
some functionality. This approach provides you with the best of both
worlds.

HTH
M

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