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December 13, 2002 4:41:20 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
when you go to page to page on Wincustomize it uploads a lot if information. Why and what information is it taking for my machine...????
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Reply #1 December 13, 2002 6:12:22 PM
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If I understand.. you are wondering what Wincustomize is gathering about the visitors.

The only thing I know they are gathering is everyone's Christmas wish list so they can pass it along to Santa.
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Reply #2 December 13, 2002 7:00:15 PM
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We need to know your darkest secrets so we can blackmail you and retire to the Bahamas...

Either that or it's a cookie thing for amending such things as the little envelope icons to show you which threads you have already visited, etc.

One or the other....I forget which...
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Reply #3 December 13, 2002 9:37:26 PM
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I don't think it is a christmas list for Santa and I have no dark secrets on my machine But, there must be something on our machines if Wincustomize uploads about 150k of information.

I'm using Spy-Watcher on my machine which keeps an eye on my internet cookie. It alerts me all the time when I come here.

3:32:56 p.m. Warning! HitBox Cookie detected: sbnz@hg1.hitbox[1].txt

3:32:56 p.m. Automatically Removed! HitBox Cookie: sbnz@hg1.hitbox[1].txt

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Reply #4 December 13, 2002 11:09:41 PM
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Scroll down to the bottom of this very page and you will see there is a hitbox counter.

Nothing sinister, just a method of counting page views.
It won't bite, nor will it reformat your harddrive.
Windowblinds itself has an option to inform Stardock of what skin you are using...so that 'popularity' of a skin can be measured...but even that is an opt-in process.

You'll get cookie activity from many database sites such as this...but it is harmless...
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Reply #5 December 13, 2002 11:39:33 PM
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I LOVE cookies! What's not to love about a cookie?

Hmmm. You *CAN* clean your Temp Internet Cache out every so often and there are progs that will auto delete a set cookie once you've left the site (by configuring it to do just that, zoneAlarm for instance which you can not only configure to kill cookies but to stop the constant and utterly *annoying* warnings).

Jafo is wrong...they are waging a secret internet sp--sp---sp---sss-ppp...*gurgle, choke, gasp*



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Reply #6 December 14, 2002 12:07:25 AM
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CIA-D0D-CTF-MI5-NSC-ASIO-ASIS-FBI-KGB and SMERSH collect information about WinCusto visitors!
They're REALLY REALLY interested in people who frequent a site devoted to PC eye candy! Not!
All information is routed directly to Bill Gates,Steve Jobs and OBL!
Ahhhhh.......nothing like a whiff of paranoia to get the day started.

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Reply #7 December 14, 2002 12:09:59 AM
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mombat...you have violated National Security....we will now have to kill you....sorry for any inconvenience this may cause...
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Reply #8 December 14, 2002 12:10:42 AM
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....'mombat'.....I need a beer...
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Reply #9 December 14, 2002 12:40:54 AM
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That's the 'murrican' arm of the family Jafo.
"Mombat, Dadbat and Babybat"!
Other offshoots, Cricketbat, Baseballbat, Ping-PongBat (the Chinese breed), VampireBat, PoliceBaton,and it's close relative, RiotBaton!
Now,where did Madame Lash hide my medication?

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Reply #10 December 14, 2002 12:46:08 AM
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Thanks all for the information. I now have ZoneAlarm on my machine and its working well. I get no more alerts.
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Reply #11 December 14, 2002 12:51:08 AM
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YAY! Glad it worked out for you!

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Reply #12 December 14, 2002 1:02:03 AM
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With a desktop like yours SBNZ I can understand why paranoia kicks in every now and then.

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Reply #13 December 14, 2002 1:04:24 AM
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Small aside, (Great desktop Ande).

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Reply #14 December 14, 2002 1:07:05 AM
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Just a photograph and a great APB Skin DS.com.

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Reply #15 December 14, 2002 1:09:43 AM
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I have have updated my desktop pic now... very yummy.
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Reply #16 December 14, 2002 1:16:01 AM
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I'm inclined to think of "yummy" as anything chocolate coated...call me prejudiced.

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Reply #17 December 14, 2002 5:56:33 AM
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I don't know about collecting secret information but there is an obsession with shoe size info

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Reply #18 December 14, 2002 6:57:58 AM
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It's a 'bloke' thing .....

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Reply #19 December 14, 2002 9:43:57 AM
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I am going to ask this in the hopes it will get an answer.

Where is the milk that should come with the cookies?
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Reply #20 December 14, 2002 10:50:45 AM
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The milk? Didn't you get the memo? BYOB!
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Reply #21 December 14, 2002 12:44:41 PM
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lol, if you have to ask someone what they are 'taking' from your machine, then your problem is crummy security, not a malicious web site. You better know what is accessable, because the average person that steals info from you won't have a messageboard to answer your queries.
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Reply #22 December 14, 2002 3:08:28 PM
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True, I did have crummy securty and I have fixed that problem with ZoneAlarm. It tells me what Cookie is being blocked and if it is a securty risk. I also use Spy-Watcher. So now I can have my good cookie and eat them. yummy
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Reply #23 December 15, 2002 9:27:01 AM
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There is a setting in the internet options which will give you a warning if anyone wants to store a cookie.

It will block all cookies until you say it is ok. Nice feature but many many dialog boxes appear.
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Reply #24 December 15, 2002 9:50:39 AM
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You can also set Internet Properties to individually allow or block cookies from the sites that you visit. If in doubt, block it out. Sites like this one, DA and other good sites that need to use cookies you can set to alway allow them.

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Reply #25 December 16, 2002 10:06:16 AM
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What is the worse that could happen with a stored cookie that was bad?


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