| Name: |
DealHelper |
| Category: |
Cookie |
| Advice: |
Remove |
| 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:
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DealHelper is an ad supported Internet Explorer browser helper object.
DealHelper is installed without the user's permission with the software TimeSynchronize by the same company. TimeSynchronize acts as a system clock synchronizer.
DealHelper resides on the user’s browser and has the ability to monitor the content of every web page a user is visiting during a browsing session. In turn, this enables advertisers to instantaneously send targeted offers and/or content to its base of users while they are online.
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| Type: |
Cookie - Cookies are small files that are created by your web browser when you visit sites on the Internet. They can be used to track your visits to certain web sites and can provide companies with information about frequency of visits and other profile information. The user is usually not aware that their surfing habits are being tracked. |
