Spyware Information: Gigex SpeedDelivery
This application is spyware. Spyware software generally does not provide any services to you; rather, it is primarily designed to watch you as you use your computer or surf the Internet, and report this information to hackers, advertising companies or other individuals who have placed the spyware on your computer.
Spyware is often bundled with free software. The company which produces the free software gets paid by advertising companies for each computer that becomes "infected" with the spyware. To protect their revenue, the free software companies will sometimes force you to run the advertising spyware to use their free software.
- Size: Unknown
- Threat level: Low (more info...)
- Detections: 809 this month: 0
- Author: Gigex.com
- Appeared: June, 2003
Research
- Method of infection: SpeedDelivery installs itself directly through ActiveX. The ActiveX method has been reported to be misleading, claiming that it is a free game download or something related.
- Privacy issues: From the privacy policy:
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. Gigex collects personally identifying opt-in information from Gigex users ("Members") prior to each download. Those who use Gigex's services are Members. Gigex makes every effort to maintain the privacy of Members' personal information. Members who want to use our download services may agree to opt-in and to register for contests and accept our email messages as conditions of their free Gigex service. The Gigex demo download service is free to registered Members. Member information also may be used for marketing and promotional purposes by Gigex and may be shared with our affiliates, companies that have been prescreened by Gigex or a successor in interest. We use email to inform you of new Gigex features, to let you know of urgent problems on our site, and to present special members-only opportunities to buy game-related products and services that are appropriate to the interests of our members.
- Privacy policy: Online here.
Spyware Detection Stats
- Spyware Fingerprints: 91,859
- Detections: 6,792,656
- Detections this Month: 803
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