Mention of searches being redirected makes me very suspicious. Google
Analytics does not run on your PC, and "sending info to Google Analytics"
sounds like an untruth - which Ghostery might unmask. I suggest a scan for
malware using Spybot from Safernetworking, and installation of Zone Alarm so
you can see precisely what is trying to use your browser to do what.
Piers
-----Original Message-----
From: Jez Cunningham [mailto:jez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 18 June 2010 08:38
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] (OT) Help with Google Analytics
Google Analytics is indeed a tool for website owners to monitor traffic.
Changing browser won't help.
You can add it to your "hosts" file to block the connection see:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm,
or there's a browser plugin called Ghostery - see
http://www.ghostery.com/about
<http://www.ghostery.com/about>cheers
jez
On 18 June 2010 00:42, deebel <deebel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Based on your response I suspect that it is not Google Analytics which
> is the culprit but some other program which seems to constantly
> redirect my searches and return "cant find server" messages. Sending
> info to Google Analytics appears as a message in the bar along the
> bottom no doubt as a result of this activity.
>
> I think I shall make internet explorer my default browser for the
> moment and delete Firefox and do a clean install.
>
> Thanks anyway for the help.
>
> Dave
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 17 June 2010 22:43
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] (OT) Help with Google Analytics
>
> Charlie is correct. What are the indications that you are being
> "attacked"? From your own Windows computer I should think you
> wouldn't even know it's there.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
> Charles Geilfuss wrote:
> > What exactly is GA doing to your browsing Dave. You probably can't
> > do anything about it. GA looks to be a service of Google that will
> > analyze
> the
> > business traffic of a website. If you go to their website that uses
> > their service your activity will be noted.
> >
> > http://www.google.com/analytics/index.html
> >
> > Doubt that helps but there it is.
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 4:17 PM, deebel <deebel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> My internet browsing has been attacked by something called Google
> >> Analytics.
> >> How can I get rid?
> >>
> >> Using Firefox / Windows XP
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
> >>
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