Purple Tracker Software

[101RRS]

This purple tracker box in the attached pic has turned up on my computer - it does not seem to have a name.

Does anyone know what it is and how to I stop it appearing. Is very annoying as it covers the scroll bar and after deleting it, it opens back when I open a new page.

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Thanks

Garry

[Slunnie]

No idea, is that only on AULRO? I'm not getting it.

[DieselLSE]

Looks like an antivirus/internet security notification. Check your security software, you should be able to turn notifications off.

[101RRS]

No idea, is that only on AULRO? I'm not getting it.

It is on all sites.

[101RRS]

Looks like an antivirus/internet security notification. Check your security software, you should be able to turn notifications off.

I use Sophos and it is not part of that. I was hoping that someone would recognise it so I can go looking for it on my system.

[Ferret]

You have 'ghostery', 'add block plus' and 'u block origin' extensions running in your browser. My guess is you have inadvertently activated an option in one of those extensions which is showing you a list of trackers which are either active or have been blocked on the current web site your are browsing.

Temporarily disable each extension one by one until you find which one is causing the problem and then explore the relevant options to suppress that purple window display.

My guess is 'ghostery' is where your problem is. It's not 'u block origin', it shows trackers etc. in a different way.

BTW do you really need all 3. They each do substantially the same thing.

[DieselLSE]

You have 'ghostery', 'add block plus' and 'u block origin' extensions running in your browser.
How did you figure that out, Ferret?

[101RRS]

You have 'ghostery', 'add block plus' and 'u block origin' extensions running in your browser. My guess is you have inadvertently activated an option in one of those extensions which is showing you a list of trackers which are either active or have been blocked on the current web site your are browsing.

Temporarily disable each extension one by one until you find which one is causing the problem and then explore the relevant options to suppress that purple window display.

My guess is 'ghostery' is where your problem is. It's not 'u block origin', it shows trackers etc. in a different way.

BTW do you really need all 3. They each do substantially the same thing.

Thanks I will check them out - the reason for the three is that some sites run anti ad block software but normally for only one - I just disable the adblocker of concern and still do not get ads.

[101RRS]

How did you figure that out, Ferret?

Top right corner of the screen shot.

[Ferret]

How did you figure that out, Ferret?


Top right corner of the screen shot.

Yep, the icons for each extension are visible.

[incisor]

is either ghostery or sophos i would think

[101RRS]

Yes was Ghostery - now I have had this for quite a while and it has worked well and the notification has not been there until a week or so ago.

I guess that it went through an update, where the nerd software writer decided he knows better than the user and switched on the notifications as part of the update. All switched off now.

Thanks for the help

Garry

[incisor]

Yes was Ghostery - now I have had this for quite a while and it has worked well and the notification has not been there until a week or so ago.

I guess that it went through an update, where the nerd software writer decided he knows better than the user and switched on the notifications as part of the update. All switched off now.

Thanks for the help

Garry

yeah it is doing it to me and doesn't seem to be honouring its own settings re turning it off, sadly