Gravis Wrote:
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> a proxy will not help stop you the cookies as well
> as annoying ads. there is an easy way to stop
> them though a hosts file. this is a zip file
> containing a windows installer for the hosts file:
>
http://hostsfile.mine.nu/Hosts.setup.zip it also
> comes in all formats:
>
http://hostsfile.mine.nu/downloads
Some proxies will block cookies, javascript, etc.
>
> if you arent using firefox, you are an idiot
> anyway because using IE is something to be
> concerned about. seriously, exploits galore exist
> for IE.
If you think Firefox is any safer, you're just plain naive. IE is attacked more because they have greater coverage (like Windows v/s mac or *nix). Not necessarily that they're less secure, just more popular and therefore draw more attention.
Iggy