Microsoft denies adware allegations
News Microsoft has moved to quash claims it gave preferential treatment to adware maker Claria. The beta version of Microsoft AntiSpyware previously recommended that users quarantine several products from Claria (previously known as Gator) but this...
[July 11, 2005, 16:40]
Adware firm quietly settles suits
News Adware company Claria has quietly settled litigation brought by Wells Fargo, Quicken Loans and other online businesses, which charged that its delivery of pop-up ads violated their trademarks, ZDNet UK sister site CNET News.com has learned.
[September 1, 2004, 9:15]
Gator looks for new image with name change
News The name change to Claria, however, is already reflected on Gator’s Web site. We feel that the Claria Corporation name will allow us to better communicate the expanding breadth of offerings that we provide to consumers and advertisers," chief...
[October 30, 2003, 8:25]
Microsoft seeks legal shield from spyware
News Gator, now known as Claria, sued anti-spyware company PC Pitstop on grounds that included trade libel, false advertising and tortious interference. Claria distributes pop-up ad software, often bundled with free applications, that some surveys say...
[May 25, 2005, 10:45]
Pop-up provider suffers legal setback
News The ruling, though preliminary, is the first against WhenU, despite complaints from other companies against its practices and those of the similar service Gator, which is now called Claria. Jeffrey Neuburger, a partner at Brown Raysman, said it...
[January 6, 2004, 8:35]
Spyware's tentacles spread to search
News Yet the toolbar application does not block advertising software like that from controversial company Claria, formerly known as Gator and one of the largest providers of adware. Through its own tool called Search Scout, Claria delivers text ads from...
[June 29, 2004, 12:50]
Internet advertising changes gears
News The formula is well worn by companies like Claria, formerly known as Gator, and WhenU. Claria offers SearchScout, which delivers pop-up ads with paid search results when its customers use Google, for example.
[March 31, 2004, 12:35]
Who’s watching the watchers?
News As to Claria, their core business seems to me to be troubling because it's so parasitic. You don't have any objection to pop-up applications like WhenU or Claria as long as the user knows what they're getting?
[May 6, 2005, 13:10]
Google under fire over autolinking
Talkback This is the scariest addition the web sense Claria. We run a few website that are carefully screened for any links to content unsuitable for children. With this new addition to the G-Bar, all the hours of human editing can be wiped out by one...
[February 23, 2005, 1:37]
MatchNet cancels offering
News The list includes Claria, a maker of pop-up advertising software, which withdrew its share launch plan this week, and PlanetOut, an online media company targeting gays and lesbians that postponed its stock market debut indefinitely on Wednesday.
[August 13, 2004, 11:20]
Google and Microsoft jostle for desktop position
News 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.
[May 24, 2004, 10:50]
Lindows pulls out of IPO
News Lindows isn't the only company that's been spooked by the IPO market lately; online-dating company MatchNet last week pulled its plans to sell shares to the public, as did adware company Claria. Linux software maker Lindows postponed its public...
[August 19, 2004, 14:30]
Google under fire over autolinking
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 purchase.
[February 21, 2005, 8:40]
$8m advertising patent victory for Yahoo
News Meanwhile, sources have said Microsoft is in discussions to buy adware maker Claria in a move to own an advertising network to compete with MSN rivals Google and Yahoo. Online marketer Miva has agreed to pay Yahoo $8m (£4m) and ongoing royalties to...
[August 17, 2005, 9:40]
Privacy concerns over Yahoo IM upgrade
News Big companies including MSN and America Online and smaller firms like RealNetworks and Claria have long taken the opportunity to push other tools or features when users install their software. The newest free version of Yahoo Instant Messenger (YIM...
[September 2, 2005, 9:15]
