Summary
A type of cookie (a small data file saved by a website onto the user's computer or device) that shares details of the user's web browsing activities between two or more unrelated sites or services.
Removal
Based on the settings of your F-Secure security product, it may block the file from running, move it to the quarantine where it cannot spread or cause harm, or ask you to select an action.
A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:
Check for the latest database updates
First, check if your F-Secure security program is using the latest updates, then try scanning the file again.
Submit a sample
After checking, if you still believe the file is incorrectly detected, you can submit a sample of it for re-analysis.
Note: If the file was moved to quarantine, you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it.
Exclude a file from further scanning
If you are certain that the file is safe and want to continue using it, you can exclude it from further scanning by the F-Secure security product.
Note: You need administrative rights to change the settings.
Technical Details
A normal cookie contains detail of what a visitor has done on a particular website, such as the pages they visited, the contents of their electronic carts and so on. A website that uses cookies will save it onto the visitor's computer or device, and then retrieve it when the same visitor later returns, so that they can 'recreate' the previous experience the visitor had and provide a seamless experience.
Tracking cookies are a specialized type of cookie that can be shared by more than one website or service. They are commonly used for legitimate marketing and advertising purposes, but because they contain a history of the user's actions on multiple sites, they may be exploited or misused to track the user's behavior.
Marketing and advertising
When used for marketing, a website may share its tracking cookie with a third-party analytics service, which examines how visitors behave so they can improve the site's designs or offerings.
It is also common for a third-party advertising service to offer advertising content and a tracking cookie that can be shared between sites, so that whenever a visitor moves from one site to another, they can be shown new advertising instead of the same content they had previously seen.
Advertising and marketing services typically anonymize and collate data from thousands or even millions of users, making it highly unlikely that any individual's habits are closely examined. Many users however still express discomfort at the idea of their web browsing habits being tracked.
Disabling Cookies
Most modern web browsers allow users to block websites from saving cookies onto their computers, or only allowing certain websites to do so. Alternatively, many privacy-conscious users just clear their browser cache after every session to remove any saved cookies, or use security software to do so.
Many websites do not function correctly if cookie use is disabled. For example, websites with password-protected areas and retail sites with shopping cart systems usually require cookies for certain features to work.
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Examples of tracking cookies include:
- TrackingCookie.2o7
- TrackingCookie.Adbrite
- TrackingCookie.Adform
- TrackingCookie.Adinterax
- TrackingCookie.Admeta
- TrackingCookie.Adrevolver
- TrackingCookie.Adtech
- TrackingCookie.Adtoma
- TrackingCookie.Advertising
- TrackingCookie.Atdmt
- TrackingCookie.Atwola
- TrackingCookie.Clickbank
- TrackingCookie.Doubleclick
- TrackingCookie.Emediate
- TrackingCookie.Imrworldwide
- TrackingCookie.Instadia
- TrackingCookie.Mediaplex
- TrackingCookie.Questionmarket
- TrackingCookie.Research-int
- TrackingCookie.Revsci
- TrackingCookie.sitestat
- TrackingCookie.Specificclick
- TrackingCookie.Statcounter
- TrackingCookie.Statswhere
- TrackingCookie.Tradedoubler
- TrackingCookie.Webtrends
- TrackingCookie.Xiti
- TrackingCookie.Yieldmanager
- TrackingCookie.Zanox
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