Blocking myspace trackers V0.1
Author metasyntactic
Updated by bottlebob. With thanks to everybody who has contributed and continues to do so.
Contents
i) Tracker & URL list
ii) Setting up and instructions
iii) Explanation
i) Tracker and URL list
You can either enter the codes by hand if you only wish to filter certain trackers, or import them all with this text file.
(Right-click on the link and select "Save Link As" or "Save Target As")
Look at "Setting up and instructions" if you do not know how to import with adblock plus.
- LAST UPDATED SEPTEMBER 16TH 2008 -
(latest additions in bold)
| Tracker Name | Filter strings |
| Hitslink.com | hitslink.com mytrcker.com |
| Ip2location.com | ip2location.com ip2map.com |
| Mixmap.com | linkfizz.com mixmap.com |
| Mstracker.net | mstracker.net stoog.net |
| Myspace Profile Counter App | see this post |
| Mytrackingspace.com | photographbucket.com photographbucket.info |
| Profilesnitch.com | lawnmowerbots.com layouts-for-myspace-galore-dsp.com nextproxy.info profilesnitch profsnitch-redir1.com toonrent wxoospace.com w-pimp-my-profile.com |
| Profiletracker.us | imaqeshack.us terikan.awardspace.com |
| Profileviewsplus.com | media-bucket.com profileviewsplus.com 69.59.183.230 |
| Safeprofile.com | allyourinfo.org buddymesh.com onlythehot.com safeprofile.com |
| Spyspace | ecapsyps.com spyspace.cc spyspace.standoffish.com 205.134.170.241 |
| Stalkertrack.com | allweneed.info profileviewz.com stalkertrack.com weback.info yuptot.com |
| Trackalot | nanostage.net trackalot.com |
| Trackerlicious | msladder.net trackerlicious.com |
| Trackfriends.com/Profiletrail.info | imagephotozapper.info imaqeshak.com lycosphoto.info photobuckets.info |
| Trackspace.net | 2tspace.com trackspace.net |
| Trakkster.com | free-myspace-tracker.info track-it.tk trakkster.com |
| Trakzor.com | blizzardcheck.com christmalicious.com dilusional.org dlrowehtfodne.com e-v-e-r-y-w-h-e-r-e.com pickzor.com pikzor.com schoolyeargo.com trackzor.com trakurl.com urlself.com |
| Various world maps | worldmap worldvisitormap world-map world_map |
| Other trackers | 123count.com 123stat.com action&action=subscrib activemeter.com bumline.net/globe clustrmaps.com codestogo.com/world-map compteur.fr countercentral.com createblog.com datasprout.com devz3ro.com digitalpoint.com down-pour.net expertcounter.com extreme-dm.com extremetracking.com flawless.da.ru frappr.com freelayouticons.com/worldmap fvx.com geovisite.com getall.be getfreestat.com histats.com hitslog.com home.nu/myspy icedbun.com imchaos.net ispacetracker.com ljtoys.org.uk makemytrain.com maploco.com mint*pepper modmyprofile.com mscsps.com msstats.com myspacetops.com mvtracker.com mycustommap.com myflirtyspace.com/apps/worldmap myfriendstats.com mymackspace.com/apps/worldmap mypimpsplace.com/myspace-map myprofilemaps.com myspace-tracker.info myspacegeeks.com myspacelog.com myspacemaps.info myspacer.net myspacestalker.org myspacetackerpro.blogspot.com myspacetrackerz.com myspacetracking.blogspot.com myspacewatcher.com mysubscribers.info mytrackermyspace.com naffis.com/msmaps newworldvisitormap.com niftymaps.com peopleprofileviewer.blogspot.com pholobuckel.com photobucketz.info pimpmaspace.com/generators/worldvisitormap profile-tracker.net profileawareness.com profileeye.com profilemaps.info profilepeep.com profilesnoop.com profiletracer.com profiletrick.com profiletweaks.com profileviewz.com ragt.ag ritecounter.com simplestar.us sitemeter.com socialspy.net spacesnoop.com spaceverse.com statcounter.com statsync.com thespacetracker.com theultimatemyspacetracker.com tilazone.com tracker.beginningsend.net tracker.friendr.net trackmyspace.net trackyourspace.com trackzilla.info track-myspace.com trakerjak.com tweakyourpage.com/generators/world viewaviewer.net w3counter.com wadizzle.com web-stat.com webfil.com webfooted.net whoisonmypage.com whoscheckingmeout.com whosonmypage.com whospy.net whovisited.com whovisited.org wmap.profilemix.com wundercounter.com yoozah.com yuniti.com yuzio.com zobbler.com/worldmap zoomza.com/visitor_maps |
If you know any that aren't on the list, please let us know and post them on this page.
ii) Setting up and instructions
1. First off you need to install firefox, if you aren't already using firefox get it here
2. Then you have to install the addon adblock plus, download and install it from here
3. Navigate to adblock plus through Tools->adblockplus
4. Now you're on the main screen for adblock. Click the button "Add filter" and enter the desired tracker URL.
Importing Filter lists
Navigate to filters->import filters
Click it and navigate to the file, in this case tracker_adblock_list2.txt. Select "Append" when you're prompted, press "apply" and the filters are ready.
You will have to check back every now and then for new filters and repeat this step.
iii) Explanation
Adblock filters out the links specified from the page. It prevents the filtered tags and URLs from loading so no information is passed to the tracker, thus the tracker is pointless and useless.
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
can you still track if your profile is set 2 private?
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
here are 3 more to add:
profilesnitch-aab.com
blizzardcheck.com
track.trakzor.com
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
WOW this is all sooo crazy?!!? why do people need to do all this? is everyone just that paranoid and have that many stalkers?? I can not believe how much info is available on the internet these days. People should not be posting things that they are afraid for others to see!! becuz NOTHING is private!! This is all just SCARY TO ME!! I would use this to block trackers but i am over spy-spacing!!
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
Yes there are lots of stalker and some do it for piece of mind. Some parents put them on their child's page as a way of seeing who is watching little bobby or cindy. Lots of reason but blocking is very easy.
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
Yes I really dislike that my little brothers have a myspace but what can I do about it!!? I just make sure their pages are on private...But i know some people can get past that...at least it gives me somewhat of peace!
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
I'm trying to install the Firefox and it is giving me this error message:
Failed to Connect
Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at en-us.start2.mozilla.com.
Though the site seems valid, the browser was unable to establish a connection.
* Could the site be temporarily unavailable? Try again later.
* Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the computer's network connection.
* Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.
Please help!!!!!!
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
The advice you got was pretty good. The server could be temporarily down in which case you should try again later. You were able to reach this site so your network connection is working. Are you able to browse any websites at all in firefox? If not, it's probably your firewall that's blocking firefox. Do you know what kind of firewall you have? I guess the simplest would be to restart the pc and start firefox again. If you get any popup window from your firewall asking if you want to allow firefox or mozilla to run set it to remember the answer and click "yes". If you don't get any prompts from the firewall and firefox still isn't working let us know.
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
How about the new trackspace url?
Be yourself...... Everyone else is taken!
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
I just downloaded the firefox and I've never used it. Basically if I'm on internet explorer for example this feature (blocker) will not work right?
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
Adding this wont stop my tracker from working on my own myspace page right?
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
Make sure you also downloaded Adblock and imported in the list above. Firefox alone will not protect you. But like critterkeeper said YES you have to be on firefox for adblock to work.
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
Exactly. You need to be using firefox in order to remain "invisible"
Be yourself...... Everyone else is taken!
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
Ok this definitely needs to be added to the list ... counters.gigya.com I know it was said before that this wasn't a tracker, but I had previously added it to my ABP just to be safe. Not only does it NOW have a running tally on my ABP, but I just checked my stalker/target's MySpace through HITS and it shows on there too as a tracker.
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"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity." ~Unknown
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
Ok this definitely needs to be added to the list ... counters.gigya.com I know it was said before that this wasn't a tracker, but I had previously added it to my ABP just to be safe. Not only does it NOW have a running tally on my ABP, but I just checked my stalker/target's MySpace through HITS and it shows on there too as a tracker.
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"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity." ~Unknown
http://grownupgeek.com/gigya#comment-69028
An employee of gigya posted below that its not a tracker. So you should not even worry about it
Anything you put in ABP will count as a tally - that doesnt make it a tracker.
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
What about the fact that it's coming up on HITS as a tracker?
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"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity." ~Unknown
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
What about the fact that it's coming up on HITS as a tracker?
HITS says its a tracker because gigya was put on Bottlebobs list. Obviously HITS uses bottlebobs list. If you read around some more, you will see that Bottlebob put it on our list to be on the safeside because of the initial concerns about it. It was just a precautionary measure. Then the owner of gigya posted that its not a gigya. Dont know how else to explain it more than that. When the owner explains it is not a tracker then how can we wonder after that - ya know.
If you were to put nabisco.com on your adblock list then everytime you cross the name nabisco.com on the internet it would add a tally - doesnt make it a myspace tracker.
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
It shows up at HITS as a tracker because it is a tracker to an extent. It counts how many times the image has been loaded. There more about it at http://grownupgeek.com/gigya
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
Ok, sorry to be a pain, but I just wanted to be sure. I don't need my stalker/target causing me anymore problems that she already is.
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"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity." ~Unknown
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
Hi to whoever reads this
i just have a question about the process for Adblock...
the part where it says
"Click it and navigate to the file, in this case tracker_adblock_list2.txt. Select "Append" when you're prompted, press "apply" and the filters are ready.
You will have to check back every now and then for new filters and repeat this step."
im really confused because i click on import and i dont find anything that says TRACKER_ADBLOCK_LIST2.TXT.
so what am i suppose to do? is there suppose to be
i dont know.. someone please help me with this!
a file that says that?
thanks alot!
i would appreciate it! .. its frustrating me alot! 
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
You missed this step at the top of the page.
i) Tracker and URL list
You can either enter the codes by hand if you only wish to filter certain trackers, or import them all with this text file.
(Right-click on the link and select "Save Link As" or "Save Target As")
Look at "Setting up and instructions" if you do not know how to import with adblock plus.
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
i did that!
i wrote all the trackers by hand...
so thats it?
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
When you right clicked "this text file" where did you save the file at?
When you import, go to where you saved "this text file". This is the "tracker_adblock_list2.txt" file
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
well where it says
"You can either enter the codes by hand if you only wish to filter certain trackers, or import them all with this text file."
instead of importing them all and saving the file...
i just entered it by hand.. and then the next thing it
says is to click import and find that file..
but i didnt do that step.. so.. ?
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
"You can either enter the codes by hand if you only wish to filter certain trackers, OR import them all with this text file."
The key word in the statement is OR. You don't have to type them in adblock (and save the file) and import the file. Do one or the other, not both.
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
ohhhhhhhhhhhh okay..
so since i already did type it in... i dont have to import or
anything else right. so its done? haha
thanks though
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
I didn't see this on the list, and I think it might be a tracking site.
http://counters.gigya.com/
Could you please check it out, and if so add it to the list.
Thanks.
"Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity." ~Unknown
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
It's mostly just a counter of how many times the image has loaded, so it's not really a tracker per se. There's more about it at http://grownupgeek.com/gigya.
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
This might be a tracker, not sure though. I saw it on myspace as a mirror of my IP info. I went to the site and it looks like it's capable. Maybe one of you smart GUG's can check it out:
Here's the site:
http://www.ip2location.com/
I added to Adblock as: IP2Location.com and the image disappeared.
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
is it just me or does ABP not block this?
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
It's on the filter list since yesterday so if you have the latest version added to adblock you should be blocking it.
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
I just looked at a private profile thru myspacescrape and checked for trackers/
This profile previously had none but today i got this message
Warning: file(../mstest/inc/notrackers.txt) [function.file]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/fb251/public_html/m/grabtrackers.php on line 8
Cannot read tracker list
I didn't have adblock plus at the time and was wondering if grabtrackers was a new tracker or what this whole thing means??
I just now added the adblock plus Thanks
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
No, what you saw was an error rendering the "grabtrackers" script on myspacescrape. Its not a new tracker, it was just getting an error in trying to look for trackers. Id suggest trying the site again and seeing if the error was fixed, or has corrected itself.
Its definitely not a tracker :)
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers (new one bob)
I think the folks at profilesnitch are keeping busy creating all these new URLS anyways here is a new one
profsnitch-redir1.com
OH I dont think enough has ever been said but HUGE thanks to you Bottlebob for all your hard work keeping our tracker blocker (best one out there on the net) I know its a task keeping up with them all - so thank you!!!!
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
Hey, i followed all your instructions on this page....now i am trying to find a myspace page WITH a tracker, to see if i show up.....i can't find any now, even ones who are posting comments about hooking you up with a tracker, i see no tracker on their page.
THE PAGES WITH TRACKERS-----I'd still SEE the trackers right? I'd still SEE the lil maps right?
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
I'm new here and have been on the prowl for ways to block Myspace at home. I came across this site and it has helped quite a lot. I did the Adblocker fix and the first thing I went to was Myspace.com and it came right up. So , I just added this addy to ADblocker and all was fixed. Did I maybe do something wrong? Are there other things I can do for further security? Thanks and great site!
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
Hello. I just wanted to give you a heads up. I subscribed to a tracking site: track.friends.com. They offered a trial subscription. The site gave you a picture of who was visiting your site. It even showed you how they located you site. It listed the I.P. information, picture, link to the users url web page and etc. You could still view this person even if they were not logged in. Anyhow, it was $3 a month to keep the site up and running. It worked for no more than two weeks and the tracker stopped working. Which led me to believe it was just a front to spam or steal your identity. It wouldn't even record the tracks I made to my own site. Anyhow, I just wanted to give you a heads up so you can add this to your list. Trackfriends.com
Thanks.
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
why is it when i right click.. this text file.. up top to download the list it tells me its not a valid list ?? anybody know why that is ??
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
What is the Google Urchin Tracker? I found it embedded in MySpace... and this page as well. I am not, by any means, savvy in .html, but I know if I save a web page as a .cfm file and open it with Notepad, I can read a fair bit of the code; however, I am clueless as to what most of it actually means. Anyways, this is embedded in everyone's MySpace page: http://x.myspace.com/js/urchin001.js
Since MySpace's TOS (or, Privacy Policy, rather) requires that you allow them to track your activity and place adds on your page, would blocking it via AddBlock get me shut down? Regardless, can I block it anyways? Also, it seems that there is now a spin-off, and it's called Google Analytics... I have the same questions about it too? Any input?
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
OK, so I've never had internet on my cellular but will be getting that this week. Can I add adblock to my cell phone??
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers (sugarfly)
No, you cannot have adblockplus on your phone. However, most phones are not tracked like a regular computer is tracked.
Re: How to block Myspace Trackers
Google Analytics and Urchin Tracker are one and the same. You cannot get in trouble from MySpace by adding them to AdBlock. You arent technically blocking them on your page, just from displaying on YOUR personal computer.
So yes, you can block them!