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  1. 17th May 2009, 11:49 AM #1
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    Default Google doubleclick

    The last few days when I have been on the forums, I have had to click the Back button twice to get back to the previous page. This morning I dropped down the back arrow and saw the previous page shown in the attached below.

    What is it and how do I get rid of it

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  3. 17th May 2009, 11:59 AM #2
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    My eyes are failing me Woodcutta.
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  4. 17th May 2009, 01:24 PM #3
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    Its the Ad server, more specifically the Google Ads you see are provided, tracked and served by that URL.
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  5. 17th May 2009, 02:12 PM #4
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    Sorry Watson

    Am now in Brisbane Qantas club and the same thing using their computer, I thought it was just my computer.

    New screen shot hopefully bigger

    Thanks Cruzi - does that mean its attached to this forum?

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  6. 17th May 2009, 03:34 PM #5
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    Just make a few entries in your Hosts file, and you'll never see anything from doubleclick (or other ad sites) again.

    http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

    Or switch to Firefox with Adblock Plus and NoScript and never be bothered by ads - especially flash ads - ever again.
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  7. 17th May 2009, 04:22 PM #6
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    I use HostsXpert from Funkytoad, great tool.
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  8. 17th May 2009, 05:39 PM #7
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    Yeah those pesky ads. They only help fund sites like this one. Who needs them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cruzi View Post
    Yeah those pesky ads. They only help fund sites like this one. Who needs them.
    The hosts file does not block the ads on this site in any way. It blocks known sites that have bad behaviours only (hijacks and popups). It does this by replacing a call to a bad url with a call to 127.0.0.1. This method is used by a lot of large organisations to protect their systems. The current file has 15400 entries. It uses the MVP hosts file named earlier.
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  10. 17th May 2009, 06:05 PM #9
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    Pop-ups, bad URL's and malicious scripts are already blocked by most antivirus programs.

    It is possible to manually enter URL's you want to block into various programs, firewall, anti-virus etc etc.

    My point is simply against blocking ads for the sake of blocking ads, they serve a purpose.
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  11. 17th May 2009, 06:16 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Master Splinter View Post

    Or switch to Firefox with Adblock Plus and NoScript and never be bothered by ads - especially flash ads - ever again.
    Turning off third party cookies is also a good thing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cruzi View Post
    My point is simply against blocking ads for the sake of blocking ads, they serve a purpose.
    No, they don't. The web needs ads like a fish needs a monthly bus ticket.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Master Splinter View Post
    No, they don't. The web needs ads like a fish needs a monthly bus ticket.
    What do you think pays for this and many other information sites ?
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