Ghostery (for Internet Explorer) for Windows

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Developer’s Description

Detect trackers and control their ability to view your online behavior.

Ghostery is your window into the invisible web - tags, web bugs, pixels and beacons that are included on web pages in order to get an idea of your online behavior.

Ghostery tracks over 1,000 trackers and gives you a roll-call of the ad networks, behavioral data providers, web publishers, and other companies interested in your activity.

Choose to block - or not. You get control at a company level - are there some marketers you trust, but others you'd rather turn away? Ghostery lets you open the valve of your web behavior as wide or as narrow as you'd prefer.

Ghostery (for Internet Explorer) for Windows

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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: January 27, 2015

Latest update: February 29, 2024

Version: 4.0.

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System: Windows 10

Additional Requirements: Internet Explorer web browser.

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 3,055

Downloads Last Week: 0

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User Reviews

1.6/5

7 User Votes

FakeWare- malware using a legit product name.
PrescottTXOctober 20, 2014
Pros
None - this is malware
Cons
This is malware. Visit the legit website of the product developer, they do not support IE. They support everything but IE: https://www.ghostery.com/en/download?src=external-ghostery.com
Summary
This is fake app using the name of a legitimate product.
Nothing here but trouble!
SHuhn88November 5, 2013
Pros
None don't DL it!
Cons
Malwarebytes found 14 issues all related to Ghostery!
Summary
I have Ghostery for Mozilla Firefox with no issue, but with IE8 it is loaded with Malware!
Ghostery IE infected my computer!
scottls59901August 22, 2013
Pros
Absolutely NONE!
Cons
Brought my Win7 IE10 to a standstill while surfing many sites with Search Suggestions (i.e. IMDB movie reviews/Amazon...). After Disabling it, I forgot about it, but started having browser freeze-ups!? I ran clean AV scans with KIS/Emsisoft Kit, but MBAM found 10 malware that were All related to Ghostery IE (Not Removed ATT)! Uninstalled old Revo Uninstaller free, and installed latest free version- Did an Advanced uninstall, and removed every trace of Ghostery/reboot. Did another MBAM scan, and malware was Gone! :o)
Summary
Ghostery add-on works Good in FireFox, and no slow-downs like DNT+!
Not for Win 7 64-bit or maybe anything?
ckcomodoMay 25, 2013
Pros
What is this, a mind game, download not working on my conventional premium system.
Cons
Also tried through other sources and getting an unreadable file format.
Summary
Waste not your time here.
Nightmarish
Fusion007AOctober 23, 2012
Pros
Does what it is promised to do.
Cons
I had the horrible experience of trying to access my Netflix landing page, but because of Ghostery, it prevented my IE9 (on my Windows 7 laptop) from accessing my Netflix after I logged in. I disabled Ghostery from the Manage Add-Ons, but to no avail that disabling Ghostery work. I uninstalled Ghostery from the Uninstall Programs in Control Panel, in which, it did a partial unistall by removing the name from the Programs list, however, the Add-On was still listed in IE9. I did a complete reset of IE9, and rebooted, however, it was still in the Manage Add-ons. Finally, I would spend the next hour manually uninstalling the Ghostery program by removing the many keys of it in the Windows Registry, and booting into Safe Mode as Administrator to remove remaining files. Happily, all is well, and my laptop (System and IE9) is functional well, and I am able to access my Netflix page after login.
Summary
DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS CRAPWARE, BECAUSE ALONG WITH MY EXPERIENCE, I ENCOUNTERED READING ABOUT MANY OTHERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES OF TRYING UNINSTALL GHOSTERY AND PAGE BLOCKS ON CERTAIN WEBSITES. GO TO GHOSTERY'S SUPPORT LINK AND YOU WILL SEE WHAT OTHERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES. I STRONGLY DO NOT RECOMMEND INSTALLING THIS PROGRAM, UNTIL THEY DEBUGGED THIS PROGRAM COMPLETELY.
works great!
jhinkley2012October 14, 2012
Pros
works great
Cons
no cons, it works
Summary
the person above obviously doesn't understand how this program works. There is no icon to click on. It works automatically when u start up your web browser. In the upper right hand corner you can see all the trackers being blocked.
Doesn't work waste of time.
JehodiahSeptember 14, 2012
Pros
None, this product it crap!
Cons
I downloaded this Ghostery and had to uninstall it. Once you download it there is no icon anywhere to get to a console. No desktop icon and none in hidden icons folder or anywhere. This program is useless. Also downloaded Do Not Track Plus and it has no icons also. Just a waste ot time. I will be looking for a good anti-tracking program that works. You can download these two programs if you plan on wasting a couple hours for nothing. Have fun.
Summary
Don't know why they allow people to put out these programs that don't give you any icons or anything with settings in it or some console. This is the first time I ever downloaded anything where I couldn't find it anywhere except my control panel to delete it in my life. Glad I was even able to delete it. Sheeeech.