Gator (aka Claria) Attacks “anti-spyware” sites…
[I run “anti-spyware” software on my computer, AdAware from LavaSoft. I don’t permit Gator, or any other application, to run on my PC. And I run firewall software the intercepts both inbound and outbound connections and requires approval. I think what Gator is doing is sleazy, and I’m sorry the company felt it had to capitulate, although I understand the economic incentive to do so. -Thomas]
See you later, anti-Gators?
Last modified: October 22, 2003, 12:21 PM PDT
By Paul Festa
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
In an effort to improve its corporate reputation, adware company Gator has launched a legal offensive to divorce its name from the hated term “spyware”–and so far its strategy is paying off.
In response to a libel lawsuit, an antispyware company has settled with Gator and pulled Web pages critical of the company, its practices and its software. And other spyware foes are getting the message.
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