Uh, moved back.

They appear on our "Who's Online" list, BGS. It's site related to that extent and it's most likely what he was referring to. The question has been asked in FSQ in the past.

And Black Mage covered their purpose well enough. That's basically all they do. No spyware or virii involved at all.

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