Spyware Information: DailyWinner
This is a Browser Helper Object (BHO). BHO's connect to Internet Explorer while it's running, and share information. BHO's were originally designed to allow Internet Explorer to handle new types of data and to offer new features not originally designed into the product (like search toolbars, for example). But because BHO's have access to all the information about the web sites that you visit (and because BHO's run on your computer and could potentially do anything they want), they have been used by advertising companies and others to track you online.
- Size: 61,952 bytes
- Threat level: Medium (more info...)
- Detections: 873 this month: 0
- Author: Razor Media
- Appeared: December, 2002
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- Method of infection: DailyWinner must be installed manually. This is usually done by a spyware installed, such as FavoriteMan.
- Advertising: DailyWinner creates popup advertisements when Internet Explorer visits a website on a list internal to DailyWinner.
- Browser degradation: DailyWinner can cause some performance degradation in Internet Explorer.
- Privacy issues: DailyWinner tracks your web-surfing behavior and sends that data back to its controlling servers.
- Privacy policy: None.
Spyware Detection Stats
- Spyware Fingerprints: 91,859
- Detections: 6,792,647
- Detections this Month: 794
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