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What is the weakest computer virus?
Probably a affiliated tracking cookie
What is the small piece of text stored on a user's computer by a web browser for maintaining the state?
cookie
Can an individual install a tracking cookie on your computer If so how would he or she receive information about your computer habits?
An individual can install a tracking a cookie on your computer if they have access to the computer. A web site can also install a cookie of you visit the web site and permit the use of cookies through your browser settings. Cookies can only be accessed (and updated) when you visit a web site that knows what the name of your cookie is. The individual would have to place the cookie directly through access to your computer or by building a web site that you visit. They can only learn the information contained in your cookie if you visit a web site they have programmed or have had programmed to recover the information. The only information contained in the cookie would be information placed by other web sites that also knew the name of your cookie (web sites controlled by the person watching your coookie.)
What does it mean if your computer says that you have a tracking cookie and should you be worried about a hacker?
Not necessarily, shopping websites all generally have tracking cookie now a days and some websites require that we load their cookies before we can view their stuff - nothing to worry about.
How does website tracking work?
The technology of web site tracking works in several ways. One way is for a website to place a cookie on the user's computer and other websites can access the cookie. Another way is a website embedding a 1 pixel image on the site that links to another tracking website.
What is AdYieldManager?
AdYieldManager is just an advertising company that leaves cookies on your computer. This particular cookie is a tracking cookie, and it records your browser version, which of certain sites you use, how many times you access them, and for roughly how long you use them. While some cookies can be harmful, this one is not considered malware or spyware. It can be used for malicious purposes by third parties, but this is easy to remove. You can simply delete it when you find it.
What does it mean if your computer has a tracking cookie?
A cookie is a small text file placed on a computer by a web site visited, and it is sent back to that site when the user returns to that web site. A tracking cookie is a cookie set by an advertising agency, and it allows the advertiser to identify or track users as they visit multiple web sites. It is therefore an invasion of privacy, but not a security issue. All internet browsers should be set to discard any such cookies.
What is session.cookie secure?
Session cookie secure is a kind of software sent to the user's browser from the browsing website, to secure your data. Session cookie is a temporary cookie .When the user closes the browser, web browser automatically deletes the session cookie.
What is a cookie in web design terms?
A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a website and stored in users web browser. Every time the user loads the website, the browser sends the cookie back to the server to notify the user's previous activity. Cookies are used for tracking the users browsing activity.
What is a cookie virus?
A tracking cookie is not a virus. Sometimes the cookies can be from harmful sites, but the cookie itself does have a virus.
Can you find facebook password from cookies?
Yes. If you tell your browser to remember a password, it creates a small cookie on your computer which contains the password.
The latest versions of browser applications allow users the option of being altered when a server attempts to create a cookie on the user's computer?
TRUE
