Nasty Cookies
 

Here is a little list of nasties that you can block using Explorer's security thingy.

Access is via : Tools > Internet Options > Security > Restricted Sites

Format from my database is :
~HostName <address
Just enter the address after the "<".

Some of these are cookies, some are pop ups / Java. Taking the time to get these restricted can save a bunch of download time. None of the below affect function of sites in any way I can tell - although NOT rxing them may well be annoying the site owners. However it's all spam to me - so I have no problems with that. MG

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~Exception<www.doubleclick.net
~The Onion<adbot.theonion.com
~Internet Movie Database<ads.imdb.com/
~AllPolitics.com<allpolitics.com/ads/
~InternetExtra.com<bannersx.internetextra.com/
~Imagine Inc.<clickii.imagine-inc.com
~CNN<cnn.com/ads/
~CNN FN<cnnfn.com/ads/
~DejaNews<dejanews.com/ads/
~Imagine Inc.<ganges.imagine-inc.com:
~Hot Bot<images.hotbot.com/ads/
~Yahoo<images.yahoo.com/adv/
~Mapquest<mqgraphics.mapquest.com/graphics/Advertisements/
~Wired<static.wired.com/advertising/
~Internet Movie Database<usads.imdb.com/
~Forbes<www.forbes.com/forbes/gifs/ads
~TV Guide<www.tvgen.com/ads/
~TV Guide<www.tvguide.com/ads/
~Lycos<ads.lycos.com/ads/
~MSN<ads.msn.com/ads/
~Preferences.com<media.preferences.com
~Go.com<adimages.go.com/ad/
~Go2Net<images.go2net.com/go2net/ads/
~ZDNet<ads3.zdnet.com
~ZDNet<images.zdnet.com/adverts/
~CNet<home.cnet.com/Ads/
~CNet Gamecenter.com<www.gamecenter.com/Ads/
~CNet<www.cnet.com/Ads/
~Juno<www.juno.com/images/ads/
~Ticketmaster<adstage.ticketmaster.com
~auctions.goto.com<auctions.goto.com/images/ads/
~Women's Wire<www.womenswire.com/ads/
~Women's Wire<farm.womenswire.com/ads/
~ORB<orb-03.orb.net
~Imgis.com<imageserv.imgis.com
~OnHealth<onhealth.com/ads/
~Barnes and Noble<barnesandnoble.com/ads/
~Barnes and Noble<music.barnesandnoble.com/gresources/ads/
~Cinema Montreal<www.cinemamontreal.com/ads/
~Cinema Clock<www.cinemaclock.com/rek/
~Cinema Montreal<www.cinemamontreal.com/rek/
~Cinema Quebec<www.cinemaquebec.com/rek/
~Ole.com<ads.ole.com
~Martha Stewart<marthastewart.com/images/ads/
~Preferences.com<gm.preferences.com
~Avenue A, Inc.<image.avenuea.com
~The Gap<www.gap.com/onlinestore/gap/affiliates/
~Sympatico<ng.sympatico.ca/ads/
~Sympatico<www1.sympatico.ca/Contents/Computers/images/ads/
~Sympatico<www1.sympatico.ca/images/xpromo/
~Canoe<canoe.ca/AdsCanoe/
~Slashdot.Org<.slashdot.org/banner
~TSN Racing Ad<www.tsn.ca/racing/images/racing_top.gif
~ElUniversal<www.eluniversal.com/ads
~Freshmeat Ads<ads.freshmeat.net
~careerpath.com<fp.cache.imgis.com/images/
~ads.tucows.com<ads.tucows.com
~Fansonly<graphics.fansonly.com
~cartoonnetwork.com<cartoonnetwork.com/ads
~AdCast/dai.net<ads.dai.net
~OneResponse<www.onresponse.com/banners
~DelphiBusinessfactory<businessfactory.delphi.com
~DiscoveryAds<www.discovery.com/RealMedia/ads
~DiscoveryAds2<ads.online.discovery.com
~DiscoveryTravel<travel.discovery.com/RealMedia/ads
~DiscoveryAnimal<animal.discovery.com/RealMedia/ads
~DiscoverySchool<school.discovery.com/RealMedia/ads
~DiscoveryKids<kids.discovery.com/RealMedia/ads
~DrKoop<ads.drkoop.com
~LA Times<www.latimes.com/RealMedia/ads/
~Salon.com<www.salon.com/Creatives
~ads.euniverseads.com<ads.euniverseads.com
~ads.tmcs.net<ads.tmcs.net
~ads.mircx.com<ads.mircx.com
~banners1.classmates.com<banners1.classmates.com
~banners2.classmates.com<banners2.classmates.com
~banners.classmates.com<banners.classmates.com
~banners.bige.com<banners.bige.com
~www.clickheretofind.com/button_ads<www.clickheretofind.com/button_ads
~adserv.net<adserv.net
~AdCNBC+CNN<images.ussearch.com/images/adAnmt.gif
~www.cnbc.com/images/adbanner/<www.cnbc.com/images/adbanner/
~ads.web.aol.com<ads.web.aol.com
~ads.cnbc.com/hserver<ads.cnbc.com/hserver
~Bizland.com<adserver.bizland-inc.net
~Bloomberg.com<ads.bloomberg.com
~Buttonware.net<adserver.buttonware.net
~www.clickthru.net/button_ads<www.clickthru.net/button_ads
~ads.web.cs.com<ads.web.cs.com
~www.concierge.com/ads<www.concierge.com/ads
~Freecode.com<www.freecode.com/banner/
~www.swoon.com/ads<www.swoon.com/ads
~www.food.epicurious.com/ads<www.food.epicurious.com/ads
~www.phys.com/ads<www.phys.com/ads
~Disney<disney.go.com/ads/
~Zophar.net<www.climaxmedia.com/adimages/
~OSDN.com<images.osdn.com/banner/
~OSDN.com<phoenix-adrunner.mycomputer.com
~www.ticketmaster.com/tmimages/ads<www.ticketmaster.com/tmimages/ads
~m.doubleclick.net/viewad/<m.doubleclick.net/viewad/
~ads3.virtumundo.com<ads3.virtumundo.com
~ads.virtumundo.com<ads.virtumundo.com
~ads2.virtumundo.com<ads2.virtumundo.com
~www.tvguide.com/images/ads<www.tvguide.com/images/ads
~www.tvguide.com/rbitmaps<www.tvguide.com/rbitmaps
~www.trafficco.com/OBanners<www.trafficco.com/OBanners
~www.trafficco.com/Banners<www.trafficco.com/Banners
~www3.dimeclicks.com/cgi-bin/getimage.cgi<www3.dimeclicks.com/cgi-bin/getimage.cgi
~www.twistedhumor.com/buttons<www.twistedhumor.com/buttons
~web2.deja.com/ads<web2.deja.com/ads
~Ubid<www.ubid.com/img/ads/
~Ubid<secserv.imgis.com/
~Ubid<ads.x10.com/
~Ubid<www.iwin.com/adbuy/banner/
~Ubid<ads.admaximize.com/
~www.discovercard.com/discover/images/home/promos<www.discovercard.com/discover/images/home/promos
~Burstnet.com<www.burstnet.com/ads
~Burstnet.com<www.burstnet.com/cgi-bin/ads
~Usa Today<www.usatoday.com/RealMedia/ads/
~Usa Today<ad.usatoday.com/RealMedia/ads/
~USA Today<view.iballs.a1.avenuea.com/
~USA Today<www.usatoday.com/sponsors/
~realtor<www.realtor.com/Ads/
~Realtor<si.homestore.com/RealMedia/ads/
~shopfms.com<www.shopfms.com/_borders
~Good4ASmile<www.good4asmile.com/affiliates
~AdRegister.com<home.50megs.com/fs_img/50megs/register.gif
~Adfreesite<home.50megs.com/fs_img/50megs/freesite.gif
~AdTrustSite<555-1212.com/images/finalmark.gif
~AdSpaceinfo<555-1212.com/images/poweredbyinfospace.gif
~AdQuinnSt<freeservers.com/fs_img/sponsor/quinstreet-reg.gif
~AdPrivacy<www.im.aa.com/images/privacyseal6.gif
~AdMCIWORLD<www.im.aa.com/images/logo_clr.gif
~AdCITI<www.im.aa.com/images/CitiAA_c_small2.gif
~AdEarnCash<www.ubid.com/img/cmn/affiliate.gif
~AdAol<www.ubid.com/img/cmn/aolseal.gif
~AdBBBONLINE<www.ubid.com/img/cmn/bbbonline.gif
~AdUBID<www.ubid.com/img/cmn/logo_ubid1.gif
~About.com<images.about.com/specials
~Spedia.net<about.spedia.net/auto/left_instant_cash.htm
~AdCredibility<about.spedia.net/about_imgs/credibility.gif
~Adbizarate<www.citibank.com/us/cards/plaza/images/plzhm7.gif
~Adfreeinternetaccess<airtouch.com/images/homepage/where_button2.gif
~Mapsonus<adpick.switchboard.com
~Mcafee<ads.mcafee.com
~MYFREE<198.78.176.5
~AdAlloy<www.alloy.com/a2k/advicearticles/images/banners
~Adtruste<www.drugstore.com/img/amazonTp/trustee.gif
~Adfishseries<www.worldbillfishseries.com/RealMedia/ads
~AolInstantMessenger<www.americangreetings.com/images/aol_button.gif
~Adaol<ancestry.com/images/88x31navyblue.gif
~Adjeevespromos<askjeeves.com/i/promos
~Adjeeves<www.ask.com/i/promos
~ign.com<adserver.ign.com
~Infospace.com<206.129.166.50/ads
~Adouradv<www.atyouroffice.com/images/nav/box_ayoadv.gif
~Adatyourofficepromos<www.atyouroffice.com/images/promos
~Admusicmovies<www.audiohighway.com/images/mm_88x62_banner.gif
~Adbluematter<www.audiohighway.com/images/blue_bannerrev.gif
~Adaudiobanners<www.audiohighway.com/adbanners
~Adfreegas<www.autobytel.com/devNull/images
~Adautowebbanners<www.autoweb.com/images/banners
~ThirdAge Ads<thirdage.com/aj-images
~Adaudiobroadband<www.audiohighway.com/images/broadband_entry_new.gif
~Rootsweb.com<banner.rootsweb.com
~Fox.com<ads.newsdigital.net
~Fox.com<fkads.foxkids.com
~Aol.com<affiliate.aol.com/staticlaan/banners
~Egroups.com<adimg.egroups.com
~Eonline.com<www.eonline.com/ads
~Erols.com<www.erols.com/ads
~Erols.com<www.erols.com/erols/images/ads
~Expage.com<adex3.flycast.com
~Adflight.com<img.adflight.com
~Evite.com<www.evite.com/html/feed_data/promo
~Orb.net<orb-04.orb.net/ORBitBanner
~Accuweather.com<vortex.accuweather.com/iwxpage/adc/ads
~Mediaplex.com<mojofarm.mediaplex.com/adserver
~Massmerchandise.com<adclient.massmerchandise.com
~autobytel<www.autobytel.com/devNull/Images/banner
~Adtrader<adtrader.com
~Smartclick<ads.smartclicks.com
~TheZone<www.t-z.com/cgi-bin/centadlite
~Newcity.com<ads.newcity.com
~HostAmerica<www.hostamerica.com/images/ha_banner1.gif
~Etown<us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a/et/etown
~WebMD (via yahoo)<us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a/he/healtheon/webmd
~Yack.com (via yahoo)<us.a1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a/ya/yack_com
~LATimes<www.latimes.com/ADS
~Magazineoutlet<www.magazineoutlet.com/MagOutlet/Assets/Ads
~Flashpaper.com<www.consumernow.com/umac/ad
~NYPress<nypress.com/images/ad
~nic.co.il/banners<nic.co.il/banners
~ads.targetnet.com<ads.targetnet.com
~ads.clickagents.com<ads.clickagents.com
~CriticalMass.com<ads.criticalmass.com/cgi-bin/getimage.exe/
~Wired<static.wired.com/news/images/lycos_logo2.gif
~Snap<a556.g.ak.snap.com/f/556/466/48h/images.snap.com/Ads/
~Flycast<buyjewel-ad.flycast.com/server/ad/
~TheGlobe.com<grph.theglobe.com/ads/
~Slashdot.Org<images.slashdot.org/banner
~Qwest<www.looksmart.com/r?pageid=iacc-home&iacc&proxyad
~ValuPage<www.valupage.com/Page.pst?Ses=2000101216384932731
~Yahoo Ads<yimg.com/us.yimg.com/a
~Adserver script<adserver.exe
~Macleans.ca<macleans.ca/cgi-bin/getimage.exe
~nic.co.il<www.nic.co.il/banners
~ads1.cbc.ca<ads1.cbc.ca
~doubleclick<ads.doubleclick.net
~globeandmail.com<ads.theglobeandmail.com
~Financial times<ft.com/adimages
~Infinit.net<adserver.infinit.net
~247Media<247media.com
~247Media<sabela.com
~7Search.com<1for1.com
~7Search.com<advertisingagent.com
~7Search.com<arachnidbait.com
~7Search.com<atgratis.com
~7Search.com<bannercambio.com
~7Search.com<bannersxchange.com
~7Search.com<buscamundo.com
~7Search.com<linkstoyou.com
~7Search.com<pagarportexto.com
~7Search.com<pagoporbusqueda.com
~7Search.com<pagoporubicacion.com
~7Search.com<pay-per-search.com
~7Search.com<payperranking.com
~7Search.com<paypertext.com
~7Search.com<quienesmejor.com
~7Search.com<spiderbait.com
~7Search.com<vinculos.com
~7Search.com<whosbest.com
~Adforce<adforce.com
~Imgis<imgis.com
~Advertising.com<advertising.com
~Advertising.com<teknosurf.com
~Advertising.com<teknosurf1.com
~Advertising.com<teknosurf2.com
~Advertising.com<teknosurf3.com
~Appnet<admaximize.com
~Appnet<i33.com
~Avenuea<akadns.net
~Avenuea<avenuea.com
~Avenuea<iballs.com
~Bannermall.com<bannermall.com
~Banners<banner.com
~Banners<banner.net
~Banners<banners.com
~Banners<banners.net
~Banners<banner-net.com
~Banners<bannerbrokers.com
~Banners<bannercast.com
~Banners<bannerco-op.com
~Banners<bannerdoctors.com
~Banners<bannerexchange.cjb.net
~Banners<bannerexchange.com
~Banners<bannerland.de
~Banners<bannerlandia.com
~Banners<bannerlandia.com.ar
~Banners<bannermat.com
~Banners<bannermedia.com
~Banners<bannerpower.com
~Banners<bannerspace.com
~Banners<bannerswap.com
~Banners<postmasterbannernet.com
~Banners<superbanners.com
~Banners<superbanners.net
~Banners<worldbannerexchange.com
~Bcentral<bcentral.com
~Bcentral<linkexchange.com
~Bcentral<linkexchange.net
~Bcentral<linkexchange.lk.net
~Bcentral<linkexchange.ru
~Bcentral<listbot.com
~BeFree<bfast.com
~BeFree<befree.com
~Bluestreak.com<bluestreak.com
~theglobeandmail.com<ads1.theglobeandmail.com
~theglobeandmail.com<adrates.theglobeandmail.com
~theglobeandmail.com<adcounter.theglobeandmail.com
~ICQ<ads.icq.com
~Hyperbanner.com<hyperbanner.com
~Hyperbanner.net<hyperbanner.net
~Imaginemedia<imaginemedia.com
~IMRworldwide.com (Red Sheriff)<imrworldwide.com
~IMRworldwide (Red Sheriff)<redsheriff.com
~L90 (Admonitor)<190.com
~L90 (Admonitor)<admonitor.net
~Link4ads<link4ads.com
~LinkShare<linkshare.com
~LinkShare<linksynergy.com
~Liteweb<liteweb.net
~LiveAdvert<liveadvert.com
~LookSmart<beseen.com
~LookSmart<looksmart.com
~LookSmart<looksmartclicks.com
~MediaPlex<mediaplex.com
~Spylog<spylog.com
~Spylog<spylog.ru
~Superstats<superstats.com
~Utopiad<utopiad.com
~Valueclick<.valueclick.com
~Vita-Bella<track-star.com
~Vita-Bella<vitabella.com
~WebClients<netbanner.com
~WebClients<trackads.com
~WebClients<webclients.net
~WebClients<websponsors.com
~WebSideStory<ccran.com
~WebSideStory<ezgreen.com
~WebSideStory<hitbox.com
~WebSideStory<hitboxwireless.com
~WebSideStory<myhitbox.com
~WebSideStory<hitboxenterprise.com
~WebSideStory<statmarket.com
~WebSideStory<websidestory.com
~WebSideStory<websidestory.net
~WebSideStory<yep.com
~WebSideStory<yep2.com
~Xchange<exapps.com
~ZDnet<computershopper.zdnet.com
~ZDnet<bcs.zdnet.com
~ZDnet<generator.zdnet.com
~Bnex<bnex.com
~Bpath<bpath.com
~Burstmedia<Burstmedia.com
~Burstmedia<Burstnet.com
~CI Media<cimedia.com
~CI Media<cimedia.net
~Commission Junction<acim.com
~Commission Junction<cj.com
~Commission Junction<comission-junction.com
~Commission Junction<track4.com
~Cybereps<cybereps.com
~Datacom Ad Network<datais.com
~Datacom Ad Network<targetnet.net
~Demos Online<demos.ru
~Demos Online<DOL-dynamic.demos.net
~Demos Online<dynamic.dol.ru
~Double Click Netgravity<double-click.com/
~Double Click Netgravity<doubeclick.com
~Double Click Netgravity<netgravity.com
~Engage<adknowledge.com
~Engage<adsmart.net
~Engage<audiencenet.net
~Engage<engage.com
~Engage<Engageb2b.com
~Engage<Engageaudience.net
~Engage<Engageaudiencenet.net
~Engage<flycast.com
~Engage<focalink.com
~Engage<netfuerza.com
~Excite<enliven.com
~Excite<preferences.com
~Excite<matchlogic.com
~Exstatic<exstatic.com
~Extreme<extreme-dm.com
~Flonetwork<flonetwork.com
~salon.com<salon.com/src/ads
~Xchange<.xchange.com
~Slashdot<images.slashdot.org/banner/
~tv.com<a.r.tv.com
~Netscape.com<messenger.netscape.com
~Xdrive Affiliates<xdrive.com/affiliates
~Domain Direct Affiliates<affiliate.domaindirect.net
~pprune addfree<top.addfreestats.com
~pprune addfreestats<www.addfreestats.com
~RoadRunner<www.rr.com/rros2/Images/Advertisers/
~Bloodhorse Ads<adserver.bloodhorse.com
~www.macromedia.com<www.macromedia.com
~doubleclick SG<ad.sg.doubleclick.net
~straits times ads<ads.asia1.com.sg