Pay pal

[YamnuskaBill]

I continually get this cookie placed on my computer even though I have not visited the site and have it blocked

bxxx bxxxx@www.paypal[2].txt

(I have inserted the x's in place of my name to protect the innocent.


Apache
24.86.15.178.108071083870166552
www.paypal.com/
1024
3738062592
31838248
3092268736
29635484
*

All comments/help welcome and much appreciated.

Paranoia is the extreme concern about a negative event that is unlikely to happen.
What is the name for my extreme concern of an event that is gauranteed to happen. IE trogans, spies, viruses, etc??

Thanks Very Much

YB

[Paranoid2000]

This thread really is not in the right forum but doubtless a mod will move it someplace more appropriate.

Many sites include links to Paypal (basically any that have the Paypal icon). This icon has an encrypted link (https) to Paypal's site so any cookies it sets will bypass any web filter you may be using. See The dangers of HTTPS (http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=31087) thread for more detail on this and a discussion of some countermeasures.

[Moore]

you could start by getting a HOSTS file and add their hostname to it
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm , or just use a firewall and block their ip addresses or use a cookie manager program like analog x cookiewall. something has to work.. :o