How to: Block FECC Pop-ups

A belated thanks for the information, Jordan!

In Windows XP:

1.) Open Notepad

2.) In notepad select File --> Open

3.) Browse To c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc

4.) Change the file filter drop down box from "Text Documents (*.txt)" to "All Files (*.*)"

5.) You will now see the "hosts" file. Select that and click open.

6.) You will see an entry in your hosts file: 127.0.0.1 localhost.

Under that entry paste the following:

Code:

127.0.0.1     m1.nedstatbasic.net
127.0.0.1     m1.webstats4u.com
127.0.0.1     m1.webstats.motigo.com

7.) Save the "hosts" file, restart your browser. You should be all set!

I did that for Windows XP and it did not work. Any other hint?

In Windows XP:

1.) Open Notepad

2.) In notepad select File --> Open

3.) Browse To c:\windows\system32\drivers\etc

4.) Change the file filter drop down box from "Text Documents (*.txt)" to "All Files (*.*)"

5.) You will now see the "hosts" file. Select that and click open.

6.) You will see an entry in your hosts file: 127.0.0.1 localhost.

Under that entry paste the following:

Code:

127.0.0.1     m1.nedstatbasic.net
127.0.0.1     m1.webstats4u.com
127.0.0.1     m1.webstats.motigo.com

7.) Save the "hosts" file, restart your browser. You should be all set!

I did that for Windows XP and it did not work. Any other hint?

It did not work for me either this morning.

If all else fails, I recommend the Ad Block Plus plug-in for Firefox.

If you don't already have Firefox (it's much more secure than IE) you can download it here:
http://www.mozilla.org

The Ad Block Plus plug-in is located here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

Once installed and you have restarted your browser:

1.Right click the "ABP" logo in the upper right hand portion of your browser screen.
2.Select preferences
3.Click Add Filter
4.Insert the following three URL's (one per filter):
http://m1.webstats.motigo.com/*
m1.nedstatbasic.net*
m1.webstats4u.com*
5.Click "Apply" and "Ok"

Voila! No more popups!

If all else fails, I recommend the Ad Block Plus plug-in for Firefox.

If you don't already have Firefox (it's much more secure than IE) you can download it here:
http://www.mozilla.org

The Ad Block Plus plug-in is located here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

Once installed and you have restarted your browser:

1.Right click the "ABP" logo in the upper right hand portion of your browser screen.
2.Select preferences
3.Click Add Filter
4.Insert the following three URL's (one per filter):
http://m1.webstats.motigo.com/*
m1.nedstatbasic.net*
m1.webstats4u.com*
5.Click "Apply" and "Ok"

Voila! No more popups!

Thanks Jordan.

Yay ! It never worked on my XP Laptop, but just took a couple of minutes on my new windows 7 and it worked !