Windows Security Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v3.01, by Dr. Herong Yang
Building Tracking Protection List in IE
This section provides a tutorial example on how to build your own tracking protection list in IE (Internet Explorer).
IE (Internet Explorer) also allows you to build your own tracking protection list. Let's try it in this tutorial.
1. Run IE and click "Tools > Manage add-ons" menu.
2. Click the "Tracking Protection" icon on the left. You will see tracking protection lists currently available in IE.
3. Select "Your Personalized List" and click the "Enable" button to start to build your own tracking protection list.
4. Go visit a number of your favorite websites, as many you can.
5. Click menu: Tools > Tracking Protection... and open the "Personalized Tracking Protection List".
6. Click "Tools > Manage add-ons" menu. And click the "Tracking Protection" icon on the left again.
7. Double click on "Your Personalized List". Then lower the setting to 3 on "Show content from providers used by this number of websites you've visited (3-30)".
8. Click the "Refresh" button. You will see a number of websites in the content list like:
google-analytics.com Undecided (Allowed) 16 sites ga.js google-analytics.com Undecided (Allowed) 16 sites __utm.gif res Undecided (Allowed) 9 sites call_icon.png googlesyndication.com Undecided (Allowed) 7 sites osd.js facebook.com Undecided (Allowed) 7 sites like.php googlesyndication.com Undecided (Allowed) 6 sites show_ads.js doubleclick.net Undecided (Allowed) 5 sites ads scorecardresearch.com Undecided (Allowed) 5 sites beacon.js twitter.com Undecided (Allowed) 4 sites widgets.js adnxs.com Undecided (Allowed) 4 sites getuid doubleverify.com Undecided (Allowed) 3 sites visit.js netffix.com Undecided (Allowed) 3 sites pixel gstatic.com Undecided (Allowed) 3 sites sprite4-a6... ...
9. Select and review each website. Then click "Allow" or "Block" depending on how much you trust them.
10. Click "Ok" to save changes.
The picture below shows tracking websites listed to build your own tracking protection list in IE:
Table of Contents
About This Windows Security Book
Windows 8: System Security Review
Windows 8: System Security Protection
Windows 8 Defender for Real-Time Protection
Windows 7: System Security Review
Windows 7: System Security Protection
Windows 7 Forefront Client Security
Norton Power Eraser - Anti-Virus Scan Tool
McAfee Virus and Malware Protection Tools
Spybot - Spyware Blocker, Detection and Removal
►Keeping IE (Internet Explorer) Secure
Keeping IE (Internet Explorer) Up To Date
Home Page and History Options for IE
Setting Security Level to Medium-High in IE
Setting Privacy Level to Medium High in IE
Disabling Form Auto-Completion in IE
Disabling Extension Add-Ons in IE
Disabling Search Engines in IE
Adding Tracking Protection List in IE
►Building Tracking Protection List in IE
Malware (Adware, Spyware, Trojan, Worm, and Virus)
HijackThis - Browser Hijacker Diagnosis Tool
IE Add-on Program Listing and Removal
"Conduit Search" - Malware Detection and Removal
"Tube Dimmer", "Scorpion Saver" or "Adpeak" Malware
Malware Manual Removal Experience
Vundo (VirtuMonde/VirtuMundo) - vtsts.dll Removal
Trojan and Malware "Puper" Description and Removal
VSToolbar (VSAdd-in.dll) - Description and Removal
PWS (Password Stealer) Trojan Infection Removal