How can you block a Web Beacon or Remove it?

Question

How can you block web beacons from your computer? Or for that matter remove them from your computer? Where are they usually stored? How would you block, or remove them from IE, Netscape or Firefox?

Answer 1

What are Web Beacons, otherwise known as Web Bugs, and how do the work?
A web beacon is a transparent image file used to monitor your journey around a single website or collection of sites. They are also referred to as web bugs and are commonly used by sites that hire third-party services to monitor traffic. They may be used in association with cookies to understand how visitors interact with the pages and content on the pages of a web site.

For example a company owning a network of sites may use web beacons to count and recognise users travelling around its network. Being able to recognise you enables the site owner to personalise your visit and make it more user friendly.

To prevent them use the Immunize feature of spybot.

http://www.safer-networking.org/

Don't allow third party cookies.

Tools>Internet Options>Privacy>move your slider to MED.

Spyware Blaster may also be able to help.

Download SpywareBlaster---http://majorgeeks.com/download2859.html

SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being installed.

It's main features include:
- Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted pests.
- Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox.
- Restrict the actions of potentially dangerous sites in Internet Explorer.

Answer 2

Block Web Beacons

Answer 3

That's right

Answer 4

Use Ghostery, a plug-in for Firefox and Chrome (possibly other browsers).

Answer 5

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