Forum:B.scorecardresearch.com and stat.flashtalking.com severely slow down page loading

b.scorecardresearch.com
It seems that b.scorecardresearch.com severely slows down page loading. Wikia pages never seem to stop loading in my Firefox browser. Here are some Google searches:
 * https://www.google.com/#q=b.scorecardresearch.com
 * https://www.google.com/#q=b.scorecardresearch.com+block

Does anybody know some easy ways to stop this? Here is some info I have found:
 * http://designdivala.deviantart.com/journal/How-To-Crush-the-b-scorecardresearch-com-Bug-214242257
 * http://www.etsy.com/forums_thread.php?thread_id=6567955
 * http://www.bloggernews.net/122771
 * http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/725177
 * https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/user/4924308/

What works best and most easily in Firefox? --Timeshifter (talk) 03:16, November 20, 2011 (UTC)

stat.flashtalking.com
Same problem with stat.flashtalking.com showing up at the bottom of my browser window in Firefox.

Some info:
 * http://forums.atomicmpc.com.au/index.php?showtopic=27517 --Timeshifter (talk) 03:19, November 20, 2011 (UTC)


 * As far as i know both are not projects from Wikia nor endorsed or supported by Wikia.


 * You should take those questions to the commercial support of those programs. They get paid for it and so they might know an answer. If you want to remove them, you will have to do that yourself or visit their webpage to make it happen. Windows also offers an option to force remove programs from your system. In Windows 7 you need to go to the control panel and select uninstall programs from the menu, select the programs you want removed and click the uninstall button.


 * If you're having problems, you try stopping your computer from loading these domains entirely, assuming you're running windows:
 * If you're having problems, you try stopping your computer from loading these domains entirely, assuming you're running windows:

1. Open C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts 2. Add these lines to the bottom: 127.0.0.1	scorecardresearch.com 127.0.0.1	b.scorecardresearch.com 127.0.0.1	stat.flashtalking.com 127.0.0.1	flashtalking.com 3. At the command line type "ipconfig /flushdns" 4. Whenever a browser is instructed to open one of those domains, they will be immediately redirected to 127.0.0.1, which is your local computer's host - which will serve nothing and the connection will end. --  Random Time  13:26, November 20, 2011 (UTC)
 * Wikipim: These aren't programs, they're domains that content is loaded from when wikia.com is loaded --  Random Time  13:27, November 20, 2011 (UTC)


 * Thanks Randomtime. Is there a web page you recommend concerning this? I think I did something like this awhile back concerning the host file. I reversed it for some reason, if I remember correctly. I do not know.


 * Also, is there something Wikia can do about this such as put time limits on scripts they or their advertisers use? --Timeshifter (talk) 17:35, November 20, 2011 (UTC)
 * There are probably sites about your hosts file, but I don't know any - just geek word of mouth. I know Spybot S&D likes reverting changes to the hosts file, and anti-virus software may, but they have ways to say that you made the change. Make sure you're an administrator, or you won't be able to save the changes. --  Random Time  17:38, November 20, 2011 (UTC)


 * Are there Firefox addons that deal with this that you recommend?
 * Also, I use the FlashBlock addon that can be turned on and off instantly. Maybe that causes some ad scripts to keep searching for a very long time for stuff that is being blocked by FlashBlock.
 * I am not noticing the slowdowns today, so maybe Wikia already fixed the problem, or the problematic ads (if they were the problem) are not being used on the pages I have opened today on Wikia. --Timeshifter (talk) 17:52, November 20, 2011 (UTC)
 * Fairly sure you can block it with Adblock Plus, yes --  Random Time  18:16, November 20, 2011 (UTC)