Adviva on AB

[dot.hawkes]

When i click to change pages on AB, on this firefox i am using, it runs through the download thingy and it mentions it is waiting for adviva.
When i run my anti-spyware thing it lists adviva as a cookie and asks if i want to remove it, everytime i run the spychecker it includes adviva and lota of other cookies:
Burstmedia
Mywaymywebsearch
Casalemedia
Rightmedia
Tradedoubler
Zedo
Mediaplex
Fastclick
Doubleclick
Corenetrics
Adviva
Adrevolver

why am i always getting these lisyed on the spychecker? Are these all to do with the ads on ab?

Ethel has said i can turn the ads off, would i be better doing that, and if so, how do i do that?

[abendigo]

not good ......

http://www.paretologic.com/resources/definitio ns.aspx?remove=adviva%20cookie

Description
Adviva cookies store information about a PC user�s interaction with a specific website. Standard Cookies are not inherently dangerous, but they can be misused and exploited and may allow a distinct and apparently unrelated website to access the same information. If more than one website can access a cookie that has been placed on the user�s PC, that cookie poses a security and privacy risk. Tracking cookies can allow vendors to analyze browsing behaviour for marketing purposes.

is your anti-virus up-to-date etc

initiate a full-system scan

see if others can help you on Technology topic?

[Ethel]

Try adblock plus:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

[potatolover]

Mediaplex are just tracking cookies. It shouldn't be hard to remove them. Here is more information http://www.americanpendulum.com/en/2012/03/23/remove-mediaplex/