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The Gguntlet of reading news on Free Republic
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| 9/4/2014
| Self
Posted on 09/04/2014 2:43:10 PM PDT by LoneRangerMassachusetts
Lately, reading news links from Free Republic is getting insufferable. It seems that 95 percent of the news sources are mined with scripts and the like that want access to your computer or run time consuming ads.
Trying to figure out the security settings for IE browser has become a real challenge. I think I need to hire a full time IT expert just top read the news.
Does anyone know of a web source that can help me get the best settings to stop the sneaks but yet still allow me ample access to these sites?
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: gguntlet; websecurity
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To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
61
posted on
09/04/2014 4:44:46 PM PDT
by
eyedigress
((zOld storm chaser from the west)/?s)
To: Responsibility2nd
FR “300 Club” donors enjoy a Gguntlet free experience without having to set beebers any higher than “gently stuned”... and you NEVER have to worry about someone coming along and setting your Defliberation Laser Transmogrifier speed to Spork-Weasel.
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posted on
09/04/2014 5:03:05 PM PDT
by
Rodamala
63
posted on
09/04/2014 5:05:08 PM PDT
by
RandallFlagg
(Uninstall Fascist Firefox. Get Pale Moon.)
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
adblock and under tools check activex filtering.
64
posted on
09/04/2014 5:08:33 PM PDT
by
Chickensoup
(Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
To: Gen-X-Dad
I did Ghostery for a bit, didn’t take to it. Felt too controlling. Or maybe I just didn’t know how to manipulate it to allow sites that I wanted it to.
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posted on
09/04/2014 5:12:09 PM PDT
by
onona
(Why do I read those headlines ?)
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
Let's assume you have a newer computer and an AntiVirus program installed.
Try to use
PaleMoon as your default browser (it is lighter than Firefox on your system).
Install
AdBlock Plus add-on.
Install
Ghostery add-on. Setup Ghostery by blocking all scripts. Later if you want to, you can unblock some scripts i.e. Disqus in order to read comments related to articles on the websites you visit.
Install
Malwarebytes free version. During installation take the checkmark out from the option of having a full, trial version installed. Run update, and run a full scan. Quarantine/kill all the bad guys it finds. If you like the program, buy the full version.
Avoid the so called "ToolBar"-s to be installed/added to your browser. All of them are eating up resources, slowing down your Internet surfing, and spying on your Internet activity. If you have some installed/embedded into your IE already, you can uninstall or disable them.
Something to remember:
- In PaleMoon go to Tools -> Options and adjust your privacy and security options to your needs.
- If you make financial transactions using PaleMoon, then you can "whitelist" those sites in AdBlockPlus and Ghostery to avoid 'hick-ups' during transactions.
The above is just a small advice in a nutshell. I hope it will work for you, but please note that some sites, like TheBlaze, are really heavy on most machines. This is just a very bad decision from the company owing the website, or their Webmaster is not a qualified person for the job.
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posted on
09/04/2014 6:10:18 PM PDT
by
OneHun
To: Boogieman
“Firefox with AdBlockPlus and NoScript addons should fix you right up.”
Yep, except I sometimes get annoyed with Noscript if I want to read Disqus comments.
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posted on
09/04/2014 6:12:59 PM PDT
by
dljordan
(WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
To: usurper
Use the little thingy like an equal sign with three bars in the upper left corner. Go to bookmarks - import bookmarks and settings, and then only choose bookmarks and passwords. I'd uncheck the search engines and browsing history, and then set my preffered search engine up manually. (Otherwise it could bring in a bogus page that'll start your problems up again.)
Then go to the same three bars, and click settings. There you can turn on the home button, choose your home page, what to when opened from scratch, etc... I like setting it so if I exit chrome, it opens back to everything I had open when I closed it.
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posted on
09/04/2014 7:06:07 PM PDT
by
Slump Tester
(What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
To: Slump Tester
69
posted on
09/04/2014 10:55:46 PM PDT
by
Ray76
(True change requires true change - A Second Party ...or else it's more of the same...)
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
Trying to figure out the security settings for IE browser has become a real challenge. I think I've spotted your problem in the above sentence.
70
posted on
09/05/2014 12:24:57 AM PDT
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: Hot Tabasco
71
posted on
09/05/2014 4:33:12 AM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer.)
To: OneHun
This is exactly the advice I was looking for. Thank You so much.
To: Slump Tester
73
posted on
09/05/2014 8:36:19 AM PDT
by
usurper
(Liberals GET OFF MY LAWN)
To: free_life
I recommend Pale Moon for a browser.Unfortunately, Pale Moon is not fully compatible with many Firefox add-ons. That's a killer.
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
75
posted on
09/05/2014 8:58:13 AM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(The Event Horizon has come and gone. Buckle up and hang on.)
To: dljordan
except I sometimes get annoyed with Noscript if I want to read Disqus comments.Just "temporarily allow" some of the bad guys.
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
You’ve got adware/spyware installed - they can sneak it in with other useful apps if you’re not super careful.
I think malwarebytes will get rid of what you’re seeing -
underlined stuff, popup pages, etc?
77
posted on
09/05/2014 9:02:55 AM PDT
by
MrB
(The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
To: onona
You have to dig into the options button and tailor it for your use. For example, I let Discus and LiveFyre through because so many sites use that for comments anymore.
To: Kennard
“Just “temporarily allow” some of the bad guys.”
I do, it just gets to be annoying after you do it constantly. It’s still worth it though. I’ve got donottrackme too.
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posted on
09/05/2014 3:14:00 PM PDT
by
dljordan
(WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
To: LoneRangerMassachusetts
"This is exactly the advice I was looking for. Thank You so much."
You are welcome.
.
80
posted on
09/05/2014 4:17:57 PM PDT
by
OneHun
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