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Photo Despite claiming it is an entirely legitimate organisation, GAIN and the associated Gator name are familiar thorns in the side of many anti-spyware advocates. Speaking at the Virus Bulletin 2005 conference in Dublin,... [11 Oct 2005]
Microsoft: We're not going soft on adware maker
News The beta version of Microsoft AntiSpyware previously recommended that users quarantine several products from Claria (previously known as Gator) but this changed last week. Software giant Microsoft has moved to quash... [11 Jul 2005]
Google toolbar picks where you surf
News Many web publishers and ecommerce companies have filed suit against application makers like Claria, formerly Gator, and WhenU for using their software to deliver pop-ups advertising rival online stores at the point of... [21 Feb 2005]
Spyware: What are you signing up for?
News Computer Associates maintains a growing database of thousands of items of spyware and adware and the company claims the two most prolific sources of spyware in this grey area are Claria, which produces Gator and Gain... [18 Jan 2005]
Yahoo toolbar makes false spyware links
News A company representative said on Friday that its toolbar's Anti-Spy feature incorrectly identified alleged 'hijacker' software known as SearchCentrix as being bundled with Claria's Gator eWallet product, which is... [09 Aug 2004]
Analysis: Google goes for desktop search
Comment That would put Google much closer to controversial companies such as Claria (formerly Gator) and WhenU, which have been caught up in a growing consumer backlash against adware and spyware products. Having triumphed with... [24 May 2004]
Guardian gets set to charge
News The sites also must contend with software that specialises in blocking advertising content or - like the controversial Gator application - covering up the site's ads with those of a third party. Another UK newspaper is... [08 Jul 2003]
IBM wins big grid server and storage deal
News The University of Florida has bought a lower-end IBM z800 mainframe along with 32 Intel-based servers to investigate grid computing, a method of spreading calculations across groups of machines. The z800 system is the 1,000th of the... [06 Mar 2003]
Greeting card 'virus' brings bad tidings
News Another program, Gator, which tracks users and tailors ads to them, had been roundly criticised by users and advertisers alike. The FriendGreetings electronic greeting card, which has all the hallmarks of a mass-mailing... [13 Nov 2002]
