Clubsnap collecting information?

dEthANGeL · 25th March 2006

Don't want to spark of anything but recent traffic logs off my router/firewall (and even browser) have shown that CS has embedded - atdmt.

At this very moment I see a -

"Read mir.atdmt.com"
and the likes - view.atdmt.com /spe.atdmt.com

atdmt as far as i know is adware... what i wish to know is, what is it doing in embedded in the forums?

slaam · 25th March 2006

hmmm think its the new advert on the aperture and darren soh thingy. i didn't have a warning.. did you click on it?

Koelsch · 25th March 2006

yeahs the right side that flash thingy. not sure what you're talking about anyway deth

dEthANGeL · 25th March 2006

Never did click it.

I'm very weary of atdmt .. i've got enough spam as it is ... highly irritating.

nightwolf75 · 25th March 2006

now dat u mentioned it....

i always see the 'transferring data from spe.atdmt.com', or 'transferring data from mir.atdmt.com' at the status bar of my firefox.... can the admin pls clarify?

wonder if this is the cause of my spam mails in my personal inbox, esp when i dun use this account often....

nightwolf75 · 25th March 2006

Darren · 25th March 2006

You guys are real quick!

Those are tracking tags which are embedded into the graphic and are used by the agency - I do not believe that they are adware/spyware. More information can be found on http://www.atdmt.com/privacy/spyware/

Darren · 25th March 2006

Originally Posted by nightwolf75

wonder if this is the cause of my spam mails in my personal inbox, esp when i dun use this account often....

Errr ... the ads only came online after midnight last night, so if you were getting spam emails even before this .... highly impossible that the Aperture ads caused it.

nightwolf75 · 25th March 2006

Originally Posted by Darren

Errr ... the ads only came online after midnight last night, so if you were getting spam emails even before this .... highly impossible that the Aperture ads caused it.

no problem, darren! right after DA highlited this, i did a through scan of my system. so far, no adware found using AdWare. guess the spams must have gotten in thru from my hosting server site.

thanks for clarifying!

user12343 · 25th March 2006

to prevent any spyware from being subconciously loaded into ur pc, use ad-aware to scan, after the scan is complete, take note of the address of the suspected and key it into the IE properties, Security tabsheet, Restricted Sites, and click on Sites.

If the tracking cookie identified is aabbcc@valueclick.com, enter into the list of restricted sites as "*.valueclick.com". apply the settings and close the IE options.

use Ad-aware to clean out the cookie as per normal.

from then on, you'll not see anything from valueclick.com again.

wildstallion · 25th March 2006

Originally Posted by nightwolf75

now dat u mentioned it....

i always see the 'transferring data from spe.atdmt.com', or 'transferring data from mir.atdmt.com' at the status bar of my firefox.... can the admin pls clarify?

wonder if this is the cause of my spam mails in my personal inbox, esp when i dun use this account often....

i see this alot too, and my firewall has been giving lost of warnings lately

lsisaxon · 26th March 2006

Originally Posted by dEthANGeL

Don't want to spark of anything but recent traffic logs off my router/firewall (and even browser) have shown that CS has embedded - atdmt.

At this very moment I see a -

"Read mir.atdmt.com"
and the likes - view.atdmt.com /spe.atdmt.com

atdmt as far as i know is adware... what i wish to know is, what is it doing in embedded in the forums?

I have just noticed it too and it really slows down the access to CS. I don't see it when I open with IE though. Maybe IE doesn't show it but Firefox does.

The atdmt.com also puts a cookie in and I have to to get the browser to disable that. Even as I am typing this, the access goes on. I might need to install a firewall to block the access...

sriram · 26th March 2006

Just use the adblock plus extension with the filterset.g updater on firefox, and you will be ok. Also set it to block cookies from atdmt.

kahheng · 26th March 2006

Originally Posted by lsisaxon

I have just noticed it too and it really slows down the access to CS. I don't see it when I open with IE though. Maybe IE doesn't show it but Firefox does.

The atdmt.com also puts a cookie in and I have to to get the browser to disable that. Even as I am typing this, the access goes on. I might need to install a firewall to block the access...

a single line in your hosts file will nuke it permanently.

add

127.0.0.1 atdmt.com

or 0.0.0.0

reboot

kahheng · 26th March 2006

Originally Posted by kahheng

a single line in your hosts file will nuke it permanently.

add

127.0.0.1 atdmt.com

or 0.0.0.0

reboot

errata:

quote the exact address

ricohflex · 26th March 2006

adadware will discover it
as a
tracking cookie
can destroy it easily
but if it is really harmless then cannot be bothered to worry too much
just delete from time to time
if really harmful then admin should not put it in.
well maybe in the real world, put aside idealistic mushiness
commercial pressure is such

after all it is a free forum
with free space for uploads of photos
....
they did ask for donations and to buy some database space
so maybe do not react out too much

ortega · 27th March 2006

let CS earn some money lah

we take, must also give back

kahheng · 27th March 2006

Originally Posted by ortega

let CS earn some money lah

we take, must also give back

Agreed!

sehsuan · 30th March 2006

Originally Posted by ortega

let CS earn some money lah

we take, must also give back

What did we take?

dEthANGeL · 30th March 2006

The point is ... some of these atdmt points to servers that do not resolve. Hence the slowdown in page loadings.

25th March 2006	#1
dEthANGeL Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Siglap Posts: 1,645	Clubsnap collecting information? Don't want to spark of anything but recent traffic logs off my router/firewall (and even browser) have shown that CS has embedded - atdmt. At this very moment I see a - "Read mir.atdmt.com" and the likes - view.atdmt.com /spe.atdmt.com atdmt as far as i know is adware... what i wish to know is, what is it doing in embedded in the forums?

25th March 2006	#2
slaam Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: West Posts: 1,502	Re: Clubsnap collecting information? hmmm think its the new advert on the aperture and darren soh thingy. i didn't have a warning.. did you click on it? __________________ my photo project http://naturespies.blogspot.com http://www.dreamstime.com/kevinlam_info

25th March 2006	#3
Koelsch Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Land of the Teddy Bear Posts: 1,464	Re: Clubsnap collecting information? yeahs the right side that flash thingy. not sure what you're talking about anyway deth __________________ I Love You :)

25th March 2006	#4
dEthANGeL Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Siglap Posts: 1,645	Re: Clubsnap collecting information? Never did click it. I'm very weary of atdmt .. i've got enough spam as it is ... highly irritating.

25th March 2006	#5
nightwolf75 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: in bet MORE diaper changes... Posts: 14,577	Re: Clubsnap collecting information? now dat u mentioned it.... i always see the 'transferring data from spe.atdmt.com', or 'transferring data from mir.atdmt.com' at the status bar of my firefox.... can the admin pls clarify? wonder if this is the cause of my spam mails in my personal inbox, esp when i dun use this account often.... __________________ When did ignorance become a point of view? - Dilbert budget AD/ROM shooter, anyone?

25th March 2006	#7
Darren ClubSNAP Admin Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: ClubSNAP HQ Posts: 7,473	Re: Clubsnap collecting information? You guys are real quick! Those are tracking tags which are embedded into the graphic and are used by the agency - I do not believe that they are adware/spyware. More information can be found on http://www.atdmt.com/privacy/spyware/ __________________ Tweet?

25th March 2006	#10
user12343 Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 484	Re: Clubsnap collecting information? to prevent any spyware from being subconciously loaded into ur pc, use ad-aware to scan, after the scan is complete, take note of the address of the suspected and key it into the IE properties, Security tabsheet, Restricted Sites, and click on Sites. If the tracking cookie identified is aabbcc@valueclick.com, enter into the list of restricted sites as "*.valueclick.com". apply the settings and close the IE options. use Ad-aware to clean out the cookie as per normal. from then on, you'll not see anything from valueclick.com again.

26th March 2006	#13
sriram Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,274	Re: Clubsnap collecting information? Just use the adblock plus extension with the filterset.g updater on firefox, and you will be ok. Also set it to block cookies from atdmt.

26th March 2006	#16
ricohflex Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sing Posts: 1,537	Re: Clubsnap collecting information? adadware will discover it as a tracking cookie can destroy it easily but if it is really harmless then cannot be bothered to worry too much just delete from time to time if really harmful then admin should not put it in. well maybe in the real world, put aside idealistic mushiness commercial pressure is such after all it is a free forum with free space for uploads of photos .... they did ask for donations and to buy some database space so maybe do not react out too much

27th March 2006	#17
ortega Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NorthEast Posts: 16,507	Re: Clubsnap collecting information? let CS earn some money lah we take, must also give back __________________ The Law

30th March 2006	#20
dEthANGeL Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Siglap Posts: 1,645	Re: Clubsnap collecting information? The point is ... some of these atdmt points to servers that do not resolve. Hence the slowdown in page loadings.