IE-SPYAD adds a long list of sites and domains associated with known advertisers, marketers, and crapware pushers to the Restricted Sites Zone of Internet Explorer. Once you merge this list of sites and domains into the Registry, the Web sites for these companies will not be able to use cookies, ActiveX controls, Java applets, or scripting to compromise your privacy or your PC while you surf the Net. Nor will they be able to use your browser to push unwanted pop-ups, cookies, or auto-installing programs on your PC.

Please note that IE-SPYAD is not an ad blocker. It will not block standard banner ads in Internet Explorer. What this Restricted Sites List of known advertisers and crapware pushers will do, however, is:

• Stop unwanted crapware from being installed behind your
  back via “drive-by-downloads.”

• Prevent the hijacking of your home page and other key
  Internet Explorer settings.

• Shut down ActiveX, Java, and scripting, all of which can
  be employed to push obnoxious advertising on you and
  compromise your privacy and security.

• Block cookies, which can be used to monitor and track your
  travels around the Internet.

• Combat obnoxious script-based popups that clutter your
  screen and force unwanted advertising on you.

This Restricted sites list is based in part on info from:

• Discussions in the SpywareInfo Forums and other forums that
  specialize in crapware removal.

• Major crapware reference sites:
  • and.doxdesk.com

  • CounterExploitation
  • Kephyr.com
  • PestPatrol
  • Spyware Guide
• The latest updates to well-known anti-crapware programs such
  as Spybot Search & Destroy, Ad-Aware, and SpywareBlaster

You can read a “Targeting and Inclusion Policy” for IE-SPYAD HERE.

For privacy and security in Internet Explorer, you may also be interested in another utility available from this site: Enough is Enough!