What's this ad.doubleclick. business?

[WillDAQ]

Double click is an advertising network owned by Google.

The thing that CCleaner is removing is a tracking cookie.

Adblock, NoScript and TACO are all add ons for Firefox which will block the content (although in different ways).

[CR2]

In a similar vein, can the google-analytics stupidity be removed/blocked?

[green granite]

NoScript will block that by default CR2

[CR2]

Is that a software or something I have to fiddle with green granite

I just installed Adblock as previously suggested here; double-click seems to be taken care of

[green granite]

No script is an add on for firefox, it blocks scripts from sites that are peripheral to the main one.

[AnthonyGA]

Since I have my own DNS, I fixed this by changing the DNS entries to point doubleclick.net nowhere. As a result nothing loads from there and everything runs fast. I haven't seen anything from doubleclick in years.

[Saab Dastard]

Since I have my own DNS, I fixed this by changing the DNS entries to point doubleclick.net nowhere. As a result nothing loads from there and everything runs fast.

You can configure OpenDNS to do something similar. I like OpenDNS!

SD

[WillDAQ]

No Script is really the king of blocking stuff, however to get the best out of it you need to block by default rather than allow by default, which can be time consuming.

[Slasher]

Yep Adblock works fine - no annoying bloody ads and consequent delays anywhere from anyone.

If any new ones get through just go Tools -> Adblock Plus Prefences -> add filter (or use the
update subscriptions option which might have the new one on database anyway).

[Keef]

I use AdBlock, NoScript, and a pretty large hosts file, and I have none of those problems.

I can see why a corporate environment wouldn't like individuals editing their hosts files, but for my own machine it's invaluable.

[IO540]

I use noscript but it cripples many websites which take online payments.

The stupid Verified by Visa gets broken by it, for a start.

I use IE for buying stuff online, unless it is Amazon which works fine.