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ad.doubleclick problem

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  • 03-12-2007 10:21am
    #1
    r3nu4l
    Registered Users Posts: 17,399 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm having severe problems on my home laptop with ad.doubleclick server response times.

    Sites such as whatcar.com, boards.ie and others are almost unusable because it takes so long to load each page...I keep getting the "waiting on ad.doubleclick....message at the bottom of the browser. I use Firefox and have Adblock installed. It doesn't seem to matter if Adblock is turned on or off as I still have the same problem.

    I have checked the Hosts file and the ad.doubleclick servers are listed in there. I tried removing the ad.doubleclick.uk server from the list as that's the one that causes me most problems but that didn't work either.

    So can anyone recommend a way to fix this? Thanks.


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    #2
    kaiser sauze
    Registered Users Posts: 1,558 ✭✭✭kaiser sauze


    If you can do without the traces, delete all your cookies, and see if the problem remains.

    If this still does not work, download and install noscript and mark doubleclick as untrusted.

    Let me know how you get on.


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    #3
    r3nu4l
    Registered Users Posts: 17,399 ✭✭✭✭r3nu4l


    Thanks kaiser, I'll try the noscript later but I know that clearing cookies and cache won't work as I clear all cookies (including flash cookies) and empty the cache after each online session ;)


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    #4
    ActorSeeksJob
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,970 ✭✭✭ActorSeeksJob


    Try run Firefox in safe mode and see if you still have the problem.

    Also do this

    Download WinPFind3u.exe to your Desktop and double-click on it to extract the files. It will create a folder named WinPFind3u on your desktop.
    • Close ALL OTHER PROGRAMS.
    • Open the WinPFind3u folder and double-click on WinPFind3U.exe to start the program.
    • Under Additional Scans, check Reg - BotCheck and Reg - MSConfig
    • Now click the Run Scan button on the toolbar.
    • Let it run unhindered until it finishes.
    • When the scan is complete Notepad will open with the report file loaded in it.
    • Click the Format menu and make sure that Wordwrap is not checked. If it is then click on it to uncheck it.
    Use the Add Reply button and attach the information back here. I will review it when it comes in. If, after posting, the last line is not < End of Report > then the log is too big to fit into a single post and you will need to split it into multiple posts.


    Make sure you attach the report.


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    #5
    Sabre Man
    Registered Users Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭Sabre Man


    Switch to Opera and choose which cookies you want.


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