Could you explain in more depth. I joined the pogo club so that I didn't get all those ads. Do they still get past the firewalls ect?Guardfather wrote:I have only two words for pogo and ebay ... Host File!
what other forums do you visit
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http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htmJahdiel wrote:Could you explain in more depth. I joined the pogo club so that I didn't get all those ads. Do they still get past the firewalls ect?Guardfather wrote:I have only two words for pogo and ebay ... Host File!
Banner ads dont bother me one bit compared to some of the more malicious shit out there.
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yep i hate banners and popups as far as emails i always get the ebay (please log in to change your pasword) i know its a scam cause if you hover your mouse over the link i will direct you to some ip address and its not an ebay address lot of ba$terds out there scaming
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Is that guy even keeping that site up anymore, I have not been there forever.
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I don't have a problem with ads and pop-ups on Pogo. I employ a bevy of appz and the host file to control those. But their entire site, with all the "new" windows that have to open, requires so much ram that it hampers the normal operation of the machine. Then when you log off the site, the ram is not released, therefore, you have to reboot to clear if you're not running a gig of memory.Jahdiel wrote:Could you explain in more depth. I joined the pogo club so that I didn't get all those ads. Do they still get past the firewalls ect?Guardfather wrote:I have only two words for pogo and ebay ... Host File!
Speaking of ads and firewalls, Explorer will allow a number of ads by default. When you allow Explorer to pass through the firewall, you are, in essence, allowing the ads. A good host file will cure a lot of that. Ask Kevin where to get it. I used to know, but don't anymore. However, I will be happy to email mine to anyone who wants it. Just tell me what OS you're using.
As far as Ebay ... I'm not a very trusting person. Plus I have heard too many horror stories. I work too hard for my money. Most peeps don't have a bit of trouble. But I can assure you, I would be the one that gets F*#@&%d.
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You can get the host file from where I just posted at: http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
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I wrote an executable that connects to there site, then downloads the hosts file and overwrites what is in your c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc directory if you are interested. I just put it in the Windows scheduler for once a week.
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Well, items were duplicated, and then truncated
The end of my host file looked something like this: (and so on)
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The end of my host file looked something like this: (and so on)
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Well mine updates on Friday. This is the tail end of my work machines Hosts. Was last updated on the 28th of December. I am going to email the executable again, try it again maybe something got garbled. It does not give any indication when it runs or complete, by design.
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# [Netdreams P/L]
127.0.0.1 www.egoog.com #[IE-SpyAd]
127.0.0.1 www.escortsindex.com
127.0.0.1 free-popup-killer.com #[TrojanClicker.Win32.VB.bn]
127.0.0.1 www.internetpeace.com #[eTrust.Free Popup Killer]
# [PayCounter.com, Inc]
127.0.0.1 paycounter.com #[Ad-Aware.Tracking Cookie]
127.0.0.1 count.paycounter.com #[IE-SpyAd]
127.0.0.1 images1.paycounter.com
127.0.0.1 in.paycounter.com
127.0.0.1 stats.paycounter.com
127.0.0.1 www.paycounter.com
127.0.0.1 sort.trafficjuicer.com
127.0.0.1 stats.trafficjuicer.com
127.0.0.1 www.trafficjuicer.com
# [Power Media Interactive]
127.0.0.1 www.ladylust.com
127.0.0.1 www.nudecash.com #[xxxtoolbar.com][IE-SpyAd]
127.0.0.1 www.smut1000.com
# [PowerNetX, Inc][Trojan.PornDownloaderMCC]
127.0.0.1 www.18access.com
127.0.0.1 www.hentaidatabase.com
127.0.0.1 www.pussypool.net
127.0.0.1 support.sextronix.com
127.0.0.1 www.sextronix.com
127.0.0.1 www.teenygirlshome.com
# [Tim Parker]
127.0.0.1 www.myrealpics.com
127.0.0.1 www.picsdrive.com
127.0.0.1 www.picsplace.com #[IE-SpyAd]
127.0.0.1 www.takebest.com #[klikfind.com][Trojan.TrustedZone]
127.0.0.1 www.zonebest.com #[globolook.com][MHTMLRedir.Exploit]
# [Vvisionlm dot]
127.0.0.1 www.euro-dialers.com
127.0.0.1 www.hit4hit.com #[IE-SpyAd]
127.0.0.1 www.hitboss.com #[IE-SpyAd]
# [Waveflow Inc]
127.0.0.1 www.exitforcash.com
127.0.0.1 frontpagecash.com
127.0.0.1 www.frontpagecash.com
127.0.0.1 www.fpctraffic.com
127.0.0.1 fpctraffic2.com
127.0.0.1 www.fpctraffic2.com
# [WelchIND]
127.0.0.1 www.engine-find.info
127.0.0.1 review-find.info
127.0.0.1 visitfind.net
127.0.0.1 www.visitfind.net
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"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate