Help! Troubles with Tracking Cookie & Spyware Pest

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Users are experiencing increased issues with tracking cookies and spyware, leading to significant disruptions, including losing access to websites and functionality. One recommended solution is "Ad Aware SE Personal" from Lavasoft, which is a free tool designed to combat these threats. Users have reported specific instances of being unable to access certain links, with problems resolving after some time. The discussion highlights a growing concern about the impact of these tracking cookies on daily internet usage.
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Anyone been having more trouble with this "tracking cookie," spyware pest, lately? Been losing about a Google a day for the last week courtesy of the damned thing.
 
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Dern't think the "monkey with a sledgehammer" let it on --- thanks for the link. Last night I go to http://www.radiocarbon.org/Info/ , and try to open links to U.S. labs, get "page cannot be displayed," plus a TF link that hangs the cursor, keyboard, and everything else --- today, fine.
 

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