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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Mon Nov 6, 2017, 11:31 AM Nov 2017

Another warning about RawStory website

In another thread "List left" posted about the large amount of ‘spyware’ downloaded to his/her computer after viewing the website RawStory, and mentioned using “Superantispyware” to clean it up. https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1018&pid=1003250

I also use “Superantispyware” regularly, but in the past have not noticed any problems after viewing RawStory.

This morning, after viewing RawStory, I ran the “Superantispyware” and it showed 686 tracking cookies had been downloaded.

I do have an adblocker and other protections.

I’ve deleted RawStory and won’t be going back nor using it again.

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Another warning about RawStory website (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 OP

Damn. I liked rawstory. DetlefK Nov 2017 #1

I never did Renew Deal Nov 2017 #4

Clear your cache regularly CountAllVotes Nov 2017 #2

I clear history, cache every time I log off left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 #6

Ghostery does a good job of blocking unwanted things (it seems, anyway!) NRaleighLiberal Nov 2017 #3

Thank you -- I'll add it. left-of-center2012 Nov 2017 #7

yikes!!!! samnsara Nov 2017 #5

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

1. Damn. I liked rawstory.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 11:32 AM

Nov 2017

Renew Deal

(81,859 posts)

4. I never did

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 11:35 AM

Nov 2017

They are a news aggregator, but I don't think they have anything you can't find elsewhere. Also, it always felt like the kind of place that would put 600 tracking cookies on my computer.

CountAllVotes

(20,875 posts)

2. Clear your cache regularly

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 11:34 AM

Nov 2017

You delete all cookies that way ...

Tools ---> Options ---> privacy ---> You may want to clear your recent history, or remove individual cookies.

This applies to Firefox.

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)

6. I clear history, cache every time I log off

Reply to CountAllVotes (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 6, 2017, 12:52 PM

Nov 2017

I also run Malwarebytes, CCleaner, Wise Disk Cleaner, JRT, Windows Defender, and the Superantispyware several times each week.

None stopped the spyware from RawStory.