What is Ad.yieldmanager.com tracking cookie?
Ad.yieldmanager.com is a tracking cookie that hidden in your Windows system. And it always has been ignored as it is not a virus or a malware.
Once installed, every time you open a new tab within IE, Firefox or Google Chrome, a new tab with and ad from Ad.yieldmanager.com will pop-up.
This infection will also display advertising banners on the webpages that you are visiting, and as you browse Internet, it will show coupons and other deals available on different websites.
The tracking cookies, and especially third-party tracking cookies, are commonly used as ways to compile long-term records of personal browsing histories.
What is a third-party cookie?
A Cookie is a small file of letters and numbers downloaded on to your computer when you certain website. The website server which sent the cookie uses this number to recognize you when you return to a site or browse from page to page.
The word "party" refers to the domain as specified in cookie; the website that is placing the cookie. So, for example, if you visit youtube.com and the domain of the cookie placed on your computer is widgets.com, then this is a first-party cookie. If, however, you visit youtube.com and the cookie placed on your computer says stats-for-free.com, then this is a third-party cookie.
What is a tracking cookie?
Tracking cookies are non-malicious text files placed on your computer by a website affiliated with the one you visit, and are a specific type of cookie that is distributed, shared, and read across two or more unrelated web sites for the purpose of gathering information or potentially to present customized data to you.
Potential risks for ad.yieldmanager.com tracking cookie
Risk #1: ad.yieldmanager.com can use cookies to gather and sell your personal information to a third-party.
This is not an issue strictly limited to cookies, but using cookies is one of the ways a site can aggregate many pieces of information about a user into a rich profile. Regardless of whether a Web site gathers the information in one purchase or via several visits tied together using persistent cookies, the user has entrusted the Web site operator with his or her information.
Risk #2: ad.yieldmanager.com can track your surfing behavior and tie it to your personal profile.
Ad.yieldmanager.com can potentially see search strings that a user types into search engines and tie it back to name and e-mail address information. The risk for a user is a violation of privacy. In this day and age when identity theft is growing, it is important to remove these tracking cookies and protect your private information from online advertisers and predators.
How to remove ad.yieldmanager.com?
Generally, cookies are not dangerous in nature. Cookies can help a website to arrange content to match your preferred interests more quickly. However, Ad.yieldmanager.com can be used for malicious activities. For example, some publishers that are signed up to ad.yieldmanager.com network may maliciously redirect users' browsers and display pop-ups in order to get commissions.
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