Name: Advertbar 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: Advertbar is a set of programs, which includes the MessageMates software from Adtools, Inc. These small advertising Windows programs have various characters that display across the screen, such as the animals from "Ice Age," the animated movie. This particular program installs files on the system, as well as a unique identifier in the registry. Upon the closing of the application, this Adware has been known to try and contact remote servers. Advertbar can be installed from MessageMates, ScreenMates, and Screen Movies 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.