One question is left then: how come the Quantserve tracking code is present on BEA? Was it implemented by you, AM? Did it just hack the site? Can we turn it off? EDIT: just checked and Quantserve is not installed on my Chrome version and it's not in my plugins. It's on BEA.
(I haven't spoken to AM, this is just my two cents to possibly clear things up before he replies)
My understanding is that Quantserve is similar to Google Analytics, in that it records various pieces of information for everyone that visits. This will be information like what country a user is from, what web browser they are using, what device, or what website redirected a user to BEA. Many websites do this, not to steal information but to gather general data that helps the admin better understand the website's demographic and how it can be improved.
Different anti-viruses are likely more sensitive about this than others, and chances are yours works harder to prevent any of your data being collected, so it's seeing the plugin on BEA and bringing it up as a red flag.
Cheers for the clarification. Although I must say it does look like Quantserve makes the info it gathers available for other uses...
The Guardian wrote:
Is the data sold to third parties?
In its privacy policy, Quantcast says it may share log data and aggregated information with third parties. These include:
- companies employed to support Quantcast services.
- companies that provide delivery and measurement of ad campaigns.
This data would be used for such things as industry analysis and targeting adverts.
Other sites also state that the data collected is used for commercial purposes.
I don't know if AM is aware of this, but I'm not particularly happy about this, whoever might have implemented this spyware; and also I'm not particularly happy that I had to discover this accidentally (thank you anti-virus!).
We never use or share the personally identifiable information you provide to us online in ways unrelated to the those described in this policy, nor will we share your information with third parties without your permission. Your data will only be accessible to and used by BestEverAlbums.com, and only for the purpose for which you submitted them.
I'm no expert on this by any means, but is it possible that quantserve could be related to something installed on your computer? I've had problems with redirect cookies and stuff in the past, telling me the site, etc. was the problem when the real problem lay buried deep in stuff installed in my computer, sounds reminiscent of that to me. _________________
I'm no expert on this by any means, but is it possible that quantserve could be related to something installed on your computer? I've had problems with redirect cookies and stuff in the past, telling me the site, etc. was the problem when the real problem lay buried deep in stuff installed in my computer, sounds reminiscent of that to me.
I thought of that too, and have checked. Unless it's deeply hidden somewhere (I haven't found it, but it's possible) the Spyware is not on my computer - my anti-virus blocking it is one more clue to this, I should think. Another possible clue is that it appears only on BEA and not any other site I visit.
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