PING - Mike Burgess

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H Leboeuf said:
For your information.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/newsletter/archives/0903/24.php

Add this to your HOSTS FILE

127.0.0.1 sitefinder.Verisign.com #Block Verisign SiteFinder<br />
127.0.0.1 sitefinder-idn.Verisign.com #Block Verisign SiteFinder
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Hi Henri,

I posted that here earlier and Mike is aware - thanks and sorry for
barging in ;)

Regards,

--

siljaline

"Arguing with anonymous strangers on the Internet is a sucker's game
because they almost always turn out to be -- or to be indistinguishable from
-- self-righteous sixteen-year-olds possessing infinite amounts of free time."
- Neil Stephenson, _Cryptonomicon_
 
Henri,
IMHO blocking "sitefinder.verisign.com" is a bad idea .........
All it "really" does is redirect you from a dead site to verisign.

The problem that exists on their page is you are being tracked by a
1) script entry = "112.2O7.net"
2) and a web bug = "verisignwildcard.112.2O7.net"

To prevent the "tracking" I've added the below:

127.0.0.1 verisignwildcard.112.2O7.net #[sitefinder.verisign.com]

The above will be reflected in my next HOSTS file update.
_______________________________________
Mike Burgess http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 9-26-03]
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You're the expert!
Thanks

Henri.


Mike Burgess said:
Henri,
IMHO blocking "sitefinder.verisign.com" is a bad idea .........
All it "really" does is redirect you from a dead site to verisign.

The problem that exists on their page is you are being tracked by a
1) script entry = "112.2O7.net"
2) and a web bug = "verisignwildcard.112.2O7.net"

To prevent the "tracking" I've added the below:

127.0.0.1 verisignwildcard.112.2O7.net #[sitefinder.verisign.com]

The above will be reflected in my next HOSTS file update.
_______________________________________
Mike Burgess http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 9-26-03]
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H Leboeuf said:
For your information.
http://www.spywareinfo.com/newsletter/archives/0903/24.php

Add this to your HOSTS FILE

127.0.0.1 sitefinder.Verisign.com #Block Verisign SiteFinder<br />
127.0.0.1 sitefinder-idn.Verisign.com #Block Verisign SiteFinder
Click to expand...
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