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Name: Gator (eWallet Claria
gain)
Type: Adware
Danger Level : 6 /10
Description: Gator is a software product that
can automatically fill in passwords and other form-elements
on Web pages. Its main purpose is to load an advertising module
called OfferCompanion, which displays pop-up ads when visiting
some Web sites.
Gator boasts that since it's software is always running, it
can target users with "Special Offers" and other ads
anywhere they go (even competitors' sites) with remarkable targeting
capabilities, since it can analyze the domain name/content of
the sites the user is visiting.
Currently Claria maintains that only user's first name, postal/zip
code, and country are sent to GAIN Publishing. It is noteworthy
that there are different versions of the Gator application in
circulation and each version is governed by a seperate privacy
policy.
Comment : Gator Corporation has changed their
name to Claria Corporation.
Properties:
- Stays Resident
- Connects to the internet
- Shows ads
- Changes browser
How to detect, remove, protect your PC against Gator
(eWallet Claria gain)
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