Stealware
Encyclopedia
Stealware refers to a type of software that effectively transfers money
owed to a website owner to a third party.
Specifically, stealware uses an HTTP cookie
to redirect the commission ordinarily earned by the site for referring users to another site.
Money
Money is any object or record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given country or socio-economic context. The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; a store of value; and, occasionally in the past,...
owed to a website owner to a third party.
Specifically, stealware uses an HTTP cookie
HTTP cookie
A cookie, also known as an HTTP cookie, web cookie, or browser cookie, is used for an origin website to send state information to a user's browser and for the browser to return the state information to the origin site...
to redirect the commission ordinarily earned by the site for referring users to another site.