The Original Mary

Anybody who wants to replicate this, please feel free to do so and share your results with us.

A. Set your IE security levels to "low" and disable popup blocking. [added after exchange with Gmaster, see following]
1. Run your antivirus to scrub your computer ( I used Norton)
2. Download and install AdAware. It's free.
3. Run Adaware. Delete all your marketing buggies.
4. Run Adaware again.
5. Go to riverbelle.com. Download, register, and install the software.
6. Exit the casino software.
7. Close your browser window.
8. Perform smartscan with Adaware.

There you go! 39 cookies, some labeled Alexa, some Microgaming in the summary screen Heck, I didn't fill out 39 list boxes in the registration screens.

I repeated this experiment, but did not fill out the registration fields and did not finish the install. Without finishing the install, there's only one Microgaming cookie on my machine. The act of registering and installing the software appears to unpack a load of critters that I didn't know I was going to get as opposed to just visiting the web site.

The same experiment with Playtech's Sky King did not leave anything on my machine.

Here's my cookie list:

Started Tracking Cookie scan
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Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@atdmt[2].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:5
Value : Cookie:administrator@atdmt.com/
Expires : 2-9-2010 4:00:00 PM
LastSync : Hits:5
UseCount : 0
Hits : 5

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@apmebf[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:1
Value : Cookie:administrator@apmebf.com/
Expires : 1-29-2010 11:51:14 AM
LastSync : Hits:1
UseCount : 0
Hits : 1

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@maxserving[2].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:10
Value : Cookie:administrator@maxserving.com/
Expires : 2-9-2015 2:02:14 PM
LastSync : Hits:10
UseCount : 0
Hits : 10

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@bluestreak[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:14
Value : Cookie:administrator@bluestreak.com/
Expires : 2-9-2015 8:58:18 AM
LastSync : Hits:14
UseCount : 0
Hits : 14

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@ehg-bizjournals.hitbox[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:1
Value : Cookie:administrator@ehg-bizjournals.hitbox.com/
Expires : 2-11-2006 12:22:02 AM
LastSync : Hits:1
UseCount : 0
Hits : 1

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@centrport[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:1
Value : Cookie:administrator@centrport.net/
Expires : 12-31-2029 4:00:00 PM
LastSync : Hits:1
UseCount : 0
Hits : 1

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@data.coremetrics[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:1
Value : Cookie:administrator@data.coremetrics.com/
Expires : 2-11-2020 1:44:34 PM
LastSync : Hits:1
UseCount : 0
Hits : 1

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@2o7[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:23
Value : Cookie:administrator@2o7.net/
Expires : 3-8-2010 5:15:32 PM
LastSync : Hits:23
UseCount : 0
Hits : 23

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : www.clickedyclick[2].txt">administrator@www.clickedyclick[2].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:3
Value : Cookie:administrator@www.clickedyclick.com/
Expires : 3-7-2015 2:00:00 PM
LastSync : Hits:3
UseCount : 0
Hits : 3

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@bfast[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:1
Value : Cookie:administrator@bfast.com/
Expires : 2-11-2025 12:18:02 PM
LastSync : Hits:1
UseCount : 0
Hits : 1

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@cgi-bin[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:1
Value : Cookie:administrator@imrworldwide.com/cgi-bin
Expires : 1-18-2009 3:00:00 PM
LastSync : Hits:1
UseCount : 0
Hits : 1

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@servedby.advertising[2].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:49
Value : Cookie:administrator@servedby.advertising.com/
Expires : 3-13-2005 1:59:10 PM
LastSync : Hits:49
UseCount : 0
Hits : 49

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@edge.ru4[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:14
Value : Cookie:administrator@edge.ru4.com/
Expires : 2-28-2073 1:12:14 PM
LastSync : Hits:14
UseCount : 0
Hits : 14

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@ads.adserver[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:1
Value : Cookie:administrator@ads.adserver.ru/
Expires : 12-31-2020 4:00:00 PM
LastSync : Hits:1
UseCount : 0
Hits : 1

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@clickagents[2].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:6
Value : Cookie:administrator@clickagents.com/
Expires : 2-5-2030 1:59:14 PM
LastSync : Hits:6
UseCount : 0
Hits : 6

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@doubleclick[2].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:11
Value : Cookie:administrator@doubleclick.net/
Expires : 1-30-2008 10:37:02 AM
LastSync : Hits:11
UseCount : 0
Hits : 11

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@questionmarket[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:1
Value : Cookie:administrator@questionmarket.com/
Expires : 4-4-2006 6:06:56 AM
LastSync : Hits:1
UseCount : 0
Hits : 1

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@serving-sys[2].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:4
Value : Cookie:administrator@serving-sys.com/
Expires : 1-1-2038
LastSync : Hits:4
UseCount : 0
Hits : 4

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@fastclick[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:5
Value : Cookie:administrator@fastclick.net/
Expires : 2-1-2007 1:22:04 PM
LastSync : Hits:5
UseCount : 0
Hits : 5

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@mediaplex[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:3
Value : Cookie:administrator@mediaplex.com/
Expires : 6-21-2009 4:00:00 PM
LastSync : Hits:3
UseCount : 0
Hits : 3

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@advertising[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:42
Value : Cookie:administrator@advertising.com/
Expires : 2-10-2010 1:59:10 PM
LastSync : Hits:42
UseCount : 0
Hits : 42

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@ads.pointroll[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:15
Value : Cookie:administrator@ads.pointroll.com/
Expires : 12-31-2009 4:00:00 PM
LastSync : Hits:15
UseCount : 0
Hits : 15

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@zedo[2].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:16
Value : Cookie:administrator@zedo.com/
Expires : 2-9-2015 12:32:42 PM
LastSync : Hits:16
UseCount : 0
Hits : 16

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@hitbox[2].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:2
Value : Cookie:administrator@hitbox.com/
Expires : 2-11-2006 12:22:02 AM
LastSync : Hits:2
UseCount : 0
Hits : 2

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : administrator@casalemedia[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment : Hits:3
Value : Cookie:administrator@casalemedia.com/
Expires : 2-2-2006 7:32:42 AM
LastSync : Hits:3
UseCount : 0
Hits : 3

Tracking cookie scan result:
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New critical objects: 25
Objects found so far: 37



Deep scanning and examining files (C
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Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : mary@2o7[2].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment :
Value : C:\Documents and Settings\Mary\Cookies\mary@2o7[2].txt

Tracking Cookie Object Recognized!
Type : IECache Entry
Data : mary@doubleclick[1].txt
Category : Data Miner
Comment :
Value : C:\Documents and Settings\Mary\Cookies\mary@doubleclick[1].txt