Flyswat
Category: Cookie
Risk:
Low Risk
* Low risk threats pose a very low risk or no immediate danger to your computer or your privacy, however these types of applications may profile user online habits, but only according to specific privacy policies stated in the applications End-User License. These types of threats generally borderline on being a threat to being a standard application that has a complex license agreement that you knowingly installed.
Description: Flyswat is an Adware program that creates links from keywords on Web pages as they are viewed with Internet Explorer. Flyswat is also bundled with some other applications. The service logs anonymous click-streams as users navigate the Internet. When installing Flyswat, an End User License Agreement (EULA) is displayed. However, it is difficult to read the EULA, as it is displayed in a small window that cannot be increased in size. The EULA states that submitted information is not personally identifiable. However, when usage information is submitted to the server, a Global Unique Identifier (GUID) is also sent. Even though the GUID is not tied to a person, usage history can be built based on the GUID.
Alias: None
Signatures: None Listed
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