This week, I'm going to show you how to find out if you are being actively tracked online and how to block it permanently.

Try index.dat analyzer. Free by the way.

[link to download.cnet.com]

Click the small icon in the upper right to find and list them and then click the larger button right next to it for deleting them.

By the way Tracks eraser does, in fact, work.

Try running it again after it's finished.

Click test now first, then erase now. Then do it again.

I did that...three times..all those dat files are STILL there.

I use firefox with ghostery

and startpage as a search engine, this okay security wise?

how would we know if that programs a tracker buster buster buster?

Did you try the analyzer?

Be patient, we'll get you cleaned up.

you guys could ALL avoid all this shit and install ubuntu.

tell me what you do with your computer that you can't do with linux.

nothing.

I can't speak for Startpage but Ghostery does work extremely well. I definitely like the feature that shows you what is being blocked as it's being blocked from site to site.

Did you lock down your Flash and webcam/mic too?

Index.dat files gotta go as well.

Here are my other tutorials on how to do that.

Thread: Guys, I have figured out how they turn on your webcams and mics to spy on you...AND how to block it permanently.

Fix it.

fix what?

Tried it.

It said OS not supported.

Whats weird is that the dat viewer listed files from as far back as 2005...its a NEW hard drive..only had it a year..how TF can files over seven years old be on a drive that was only turned on a bit over a year ago????

Breat thread Opster

TY

:pinthis:

I don't have a webcam, prefer not too!

Must look up your other threads, yes its good to see how many people are tracking you with ghostery!

ff + ghostery is a great semi-solution for winbloze

but there are still many, many issues with that operating system.

I want to thank the OP for doing something constructive, I have found this post quite informative and helpful.

So thank you OP.

I tried the same and got OS not supported too :S

I wish I could understand better what you are saying, tech is not my bag, more of a bookwrom. Curses!!!

greetings my UK friend.

to put it simply, windows is closed source software which means no one knows (presumably) what that operating system is doing with your data unless they decide to disclose (or lie) about it.

linux on the other hand, is open source which means ALL source code is in the public domain and vetted by qualified programmers. if there was even something resembling software that violated privacy or "phoned home" it would be exposed, outed and communicated to the entire community (it actually probably wouldnt even make it past the first layer of approvers for software packages)

Last Edited by Anubis on 02/06/2013 10:10 PM

Hello!

Yeah you see I still can't totally understand what you're saying, but I always have presumed Linux is a far superior system to use, but me being a girl and all I bumble along with internet security. They really should have compulsory classes/modules on this stuff at university.

What OS are you using?

Try this one.

[link to www.softlookup.com]

i would love to help you. PM me. you don't need a uni course to understand it or use it. don't be afraid.

Last Edited by Anubis on 02/06/2013 11:02 PM

Isn't our mister Lucas the foremost authority on tracking and spyware. Surely he's the man to ask.

Vista...business.

Bump.

I have been following your threads and implementing the changes you suggested. All was well and I was jumping up and down because my computer was just like new.

Yesterday I'm not sure what happened. I looked at my start menu and my cam was right back at the top. The reason I looked is because my computer was doing what it was before I blocked the cam. Running slow, hesitating between windows etc..

I checked my security history and nonstop it says, "Unauthorized access blocked".

IP address has disappeared from adapter is frequent on the same list as well as protecting your connection to a newly detected network.

Do you have any suggestions?

I am pretty hot (lol) but this is crazy and the slow computer is driving me mad. I think it's slower now than it was before.

Bump.

I think Ghostery works the best but , for me, it causes youtube\flash streaming vids to pause for a half second every few minutes. just the video the audio doesnt skip or pause. It's not a big deal but it's annoying. i don't have this problem with DNT+. if anyone has any ideas on how to fix this let me know. I've whitelisted the youtube domain. it may have to do with other tabs I have open I'm not sure if I tried by closing all other tabs but that isn't a functional work around anyway.