AdScholar


· Overview ·
· Origins ·
· Operation ·
· Risks ·
· Detection and Removal ·
· Research ·



Overview

Summary:

A spyware cookie. Cookie is used to track unique visitors to many different sites, and their "preferences."

Category:

Tracking Cookie: Any cookie that is shared among two or more web pages for the purpose of tracking a user's surfing history.

Similar Pests:

Tracking Cookie

Origins

Group:

adscholar.com

URL:

http://www.adscholar.com/

Date of Origin:

January, 2003

Operation

Risks

Privacy Policy:

http://www.adscholar.com/privacy.html

Detection and Removal

Automatic Removal:

PestPatrol detects this.

PestPatrol removes this.



Research

More Info:

  • AllTheWeb, AltaVista, AOL Search, Ask Jeeves, Google, HotBot, Lycos, LookSmart, MSN, Yahoo!
  • Research By:

  • PestPatrol's Pest Research Center
  • Last Revised:

    June 27, 2004