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Comments on news posted 2008-10-01 16:49:13: For many years we've covered the shady exploits of a company named Gator, who published infectious crapware -- then tried to sue anyone who criticized their product. Gator eventually changed their name to Claria -- a superficial attempt at rebranding. ..

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SLD
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See subject...

BTW, the original article claims they changed the name to "JellyCloud" (not Jellyfish).
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Anonymous_
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clubs:		5 new ones will replace it

5 new ones will replace it
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Dogfather
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Laguna Hills, CA		Kudos to PCPitStop

And others who openly assailed these a-holes.
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cyboid
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Medford, OR		 Goodbye

and good riddance...may all your freinds and competitors follow you down the rat-hole.
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MysticGogeta
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Re: 5 new ones will replace it

Agreed company dies, but the developers scatter to other company's.
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NetAdmin
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reply to Anonymous_
said by Anonymous_ See Profile :

5 new and MUCH worse ones will already replace it
Fixed it for you...

Anyone remember when Gator first came out? 1999. Damn.

said by »en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claria_Corporation :

Originally released in 1999, Gator was most frequently installed together with programs being offered free of charge, such as Go!Zilla, or Kazaa.[citation needed] The development of these programs is partially funded by revenue from advertising displayed by Gator.[citation needed] As of mid-2003 Gator was installed on an estimated 35 million PCs.[2] It has been installed through misleading or surreptitious means in the past, usually without disclosing that it will be monitoring web browsing habits and displaying ads based on profiling of the user.[citation needed]

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RickNY
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I'd trade..


I'd trade Gator today for some of the nasty crap that has come along since then.. At least Gator was relatively easy to remove.. The stuff that has come out since then (i.e. XP Antivirus 2008, Spyware Sheriff, all variants of Virtumondo) has in some cases been nightmares to get rid of.
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Doctor Four
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Next to go down: Zango

One could only hope. This company is nearly as sleazy with its practices as Gator/Claria once was, and like them, they changed their name in a failed effort to improve their image. They were once called 180 Solutions.
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cabana
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Re: Goodbye

Love to have been at that table when they were rebranding... "I know I know... let's call it... JellyCloud" !!!

I mean really JellyCloud?... they should have gone out of business just for the name
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ender7074

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1 edit		I miss..

my Banzai Buddy We had such great times together while he destroyed my pc! Rest in peace with the Gator!
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Rob
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Kendall, FL		Claria..

Claria ... seriously.. doesn't that sound like a name of an STD?
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steelyken

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Plainfield, IN		reply to NetAdmin
Re: 5 new ones will replace it

I really thought Go!Zilla was the poop when I first found it.
It was poop, alright.
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SuperJoker

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Yermo, CA		One down and who knows

One down and who knows how many others are out there.
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Vtr_Racing

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Pflugerville, TX		No use for it

I never saw the use for Gator/GoZilla....Made sure none of that junk was on my PC.
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Killa200
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Spring City, TN		reply to Rob
Re: Claria..

yes, hence why it fits for them,
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MagMan
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Re: Goodbye

Good riddance to bad rubbish.
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quatrix
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Re: 5 new ones will replace it

said by MysticGogeta See Profile :

Agreed company dies, but the developers scatter to other company's.
Developers code what they're told to code, whether the company does good or evil.
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Transmaster
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Cheyenne, WY		reply to Rob
Purple Monkey

I have a vague memory something that had a purple monkey that infested your desktop. What ever happened to that turd?
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NebuAd

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your all forgetting that NebuAd is directly connected to the key Gator and Claria Corporation executive people, why is that?

NebuAd Ex-employees create an ISP-installed advertising appliance.
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CycloneGT

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Boyds, MD		Gotta get Gator

Great, now who's going to remember all of my passwords for me?

Bye Gator... So long 8hr spyware removal sessions
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