I'm running spybox and the same tracking cookies keep coming back despite by best intentions to get rid of them. My browser is Firefox. I'm also running spyblaster. I've noticed a fix for DSO Exploit in spybot by blocking the product is it safe to do the same with the following? Or is there a better way of getting rid of these cookies

webtrends live
advertising.com
adviva
avenue inc, a
bfast
doubleclick
fastclick
hitbox
mediaplex
valueclix

Try this:

In firefox:
Tools->Options->Privacy->Cookies

Click "clear" to get rid of all firefox's cookies.

Make sure "For the originating website only" is selected.

Click Exceptions.
Type in each of those hated sites, and then click block.


Now run spybot again, to make sure everything is gone.
This should help a bit...


Alternatively, you can disable cookies entirely, and then use the exceptions dialog to form a whitelist of the sites you want to allow.


~psi42

Thx that seems to have done the trick

Hi,
If there is no other way to get rid of the DSO issue, here are steps to do it manually:

The following editing the Registry might me the ONLY way to get rid of DSO Exploit. Be VERY CAREFUL when editing the Registry; your computer might not re-boot. So first, shut down the computer, then turn it back on. Windows will back up your registry for you.
1. Run the SpyBot scan as usual.
2. When finished, left click on the + sign to the left of DSO Exploit, to expand it. There may be more than one listing of pathways. If you have more than one listing, you will have to do the same below for each separately.
3. Left click on one of the "Data Source Object Exploit" to highlight it. Then write down the full path; such as, HKEY_Users/Default/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Internet Settings/Zones/O/1004, etc.
4. Right click anywhere on the highlighted area, and Left click on "More Details", then on "Jump to Locations". This takes you to the Registry.
5. Now, keep Left clicking on the + signs to the left of the pathway folders, until you get to the folder 0.
6. Left click on the folder 0, to highlight it.
7. On the right hand side, look for 1004 under the heading "Name", and Left click on 1004 to highlight it.
8. Right click on the highlighted area, and Left click on "Delete", then on "Yes".
9. At the top, Left click on Registry, and Exit.
10. Re-boot.

The DSO Exploit should now be gone. Run SpyBot again to prove it to yourself.
Best wishes,
fredg