fawz.online FF 2018: your phone is tracked before clicking

Ronny Rolim
Fri, 08 May 2026 08:40:29 +0530

fawz.online collects time zone, screen resolution, and generates a unique ID to track each visitor before any click. See the technical proof.

Before you click anything within fawz.online, the site already knows your time zone, the dimensions of your phone, and has created a unique identifier to track you. This happens the moment the page loads — no pop-up, no warning, no permission.

We documented the code that runs in the background while you think you are just searching for Free Fire 2018. What we found is more serious than annoying pop-ups.

What fawz.online does as soon as you open the site

Any click within fawz.online — on the download button, on images, in any area of the page — triggers a redirection to the domain workdeadlinededicate.com. The generated URL loads a list of parameters that the site has silently collected about you:

uuid — a unique identifier generated to track you specifically

tz=-3 — your time zone (confirms that you are in Brazil)

scrHeight=900 / scrWidth=1600 — the exact dimensions of your screen

res=14.31 — resolution of the device captured

refer=https://www.fawz.online/ — where you came from

ship=1 — flag that activates immediate redirection

v=2026.5.0 — version of the tracking script in execution

fawz.online, identified in May 2026, collects time zone, screen resolution, and generates an individual tracking UUID for each visitor before any interaction — passing this data to the ad network workdeadlinededicate.com without notice or explicit consent.

The layout of fawz.online imitates an official download page for Free Fire 2018 — while tracking scripts run invisibly in the background.

Why this is different from a regular ad

Every site with ads tracks something. But there is a huge difference between consciously accepting cookies and having your data collected before any action.

On fawz.online, the tracking script is loaded along with the page — not after a click or acceptance of terms. The generated UUID is unique per visit, meaning that each person who accesses the site receives an individual profile that can be cross-referenced with other data from the ad network. Your phone becomes an entry in a user behavior database, even if you close the tab without clicking anything.

The network workdeadlinededicate.com that receives this data has no relation to Free Fire, Garena, or any legitimate gaming service. It is an ad redirection infrastructure that uses the traffic generated by fawz.online for monetization.

fawz.online has no real APK to offer

Beyond tracking, the supposed download of Free Fire 2018 does not exist. The "Download APK" button appears after a 10-second countdown — creating artificial urgency — and redirects to an external domain different from fawz.online. The final file is unverifiable and does not pass through the infrastructure of the site itself.

fawz.online displays a fabricated rating of 4.7 stars with over 128,000 reviews, uses the favicon and official images from Garena, and is entirely in English — an unusual detail for a site that clearly targets the Brazilian audience, as confirmed by the time zone data collected in the tracking parameters.

What we have documented about Free Fire 2018 and unofficial sites

fawz.online is part of a larger ecosystem of sites that exploit the search for Free Fire 2018 to generate monetized traffic. We have already investigated other cases in this same series:

Site / Service | Identified scheme | Main risk
fawz.online | Tracking before clicking + fake download | Data collection without consent
Barbosa Server | OAuth Discord + click fraud on the key | Discord data collected, key never delivered
apktodo.net | MOD APK + mandatory Indian VPN | Two unverified files installed on the phone

What to do if you already accessed fawz.online

Clear your browser's cache and cookies — this deletes locally stored identifiers

If you clicked the download button: do not install any APK file received through this route

If you installed something: uninstall immediately and run an antivirus on Android

Accessing the site alone does not compromise your Free Fire account — the risk lies in downloaded files, not in the visit

To download Free Fire safely, the only way is through the Google Play Store or App Store by searching directly for "Free Fire" from Garena. Any other route — whether via fawz.online, apktodo, or any private server — carries risks that extend beyond a ban on the account.

Understand everything about what really circulates under the name of Free Fire 2018 download and check out everything Garena has said about Free Fire 2018 with the real history of the game since its launch.