What is a tracking code. There is one on my computer every morning. Could it be from My space? Is it harmful?

Question

What is a tracking code. There is one on my computer every morning. Could it be from My space? Is it harmful?

Answer 1

I think you mean tracking cookie.

Cookies are actually harmless text files that certain web sites place onto your hard drive. Your Internet Browser loads the information into memory while you are visiting their site. The Cookie itself, actually takes up very little space and acts as an identification card for the visiting site. You can compare this to visiting your favorite restaurant where your food server will usually remember certain aspects of how you like your food prepared and what you usually order. This information would obviously be based upon his familiarity of your prior visits. Well Cookies actually act in a similar manner and do not contain viruses as a virus must be executable file.