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ClickZ: Gator Attack? The Best Defense Is to Join the Anti-Microsoft Offense  - http://www.clickz.com/media/buy_101/print.php/876451  Editorial asserting that Gator is a legal content filter that should be exploited as an advertising vehicle. Also asserts that Microsoft's browser monopoly is the true threat that should be fought by publishers.  Let's skin this Gator!  - http://cool.searchking.com/Newsletter8.shtml  Newsletter decrying predatory advertising. Encourages users to switch to alternative form and password managers that do not alter third party web sites.  BizReport: Gator Chomps First, Sues Internet Advertising Bureau  - http://www.bizreport.com/article.php?id=1990&width=800  Article on Gator's lawsuit seeking a gag order on IAB representatives, and a ruling that their software is legal.  c|net Tech News: Nobody's going to skin this Gator  - http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1014-201-7054709-0.html  Interview with Gator CEO Jeff McFadden who defends their pop-up banners that intentionally cover existing ads on third party web sites.  Forbes.com: Gator's Legal Feud Means Big Publicity  - http://www.forbes.com/2001/08/29/0829gator.html  Asserts that Gator's legal battle over its "guerilla warfare" marketing tactics is bringing it free publicity and advertising for its program.  San Francisco Chronicle: Screen grab / Web designers complain new ad programs hijack their sites  - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2001/08/30/BU156207.DTL  Article about the controversial Gator Companion Pop-Up Banner. Focuses on allegations that it is particularly harmful to smaller Web sites.  Wired: Guerrilla Ad Banner Battle Looms  - http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,46392,00.html  Report on the legal battle between the Interactive Advertising Bureau and Gator.  EditorandPublisher.com: Stopping Unauthorized Alterations Of Web Sites  - http://www.editorandpublisher.com/editorandpublisher/features_columns/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1031119  Examines Gator and other applications that insert ads or otherwise alter third party web sites.  c|net Tech News: Gator rushes to court over ad technology  - http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6995976.html  Lawsuit against the Interactive Advertising Bureau alleging libel is designed to secure Gator's right to sell ads on third party web sites.  InternetNews: Gator.com Sues IAB  - http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article/0,,12_874391,00.html  Report on federal lawsuit to protect Gator's Companion Pop-up Banner technology.  c|net Tech News: Software replaces banner ads on top sites  - http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6897620.html?tag=bplst  Gator offers pop-up ads designed to block banners on sites such as Yahoo with pop-ups of the exact same dimensions, completely obscuring the original ad.  InternetNews: IAB Lawyers to Recommend Action Against Gator.com  - http://www.internetnews.com/IAR/article/0,,12_869591,00.html  Internet Advertising Bureau representative calls ad replacing technology "a dirty trick...more likely, it is stealing...just foul play." IAB may file complaint with the Federal Trade Commission.  CNN: What's fair in online love and ads?  - http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/10/05/stealth.ads.idg/index.html  Explains how Gator's software works, the controversy surrounding it, and how to remove it.  PCWorld: Consumer Alert: Stealth Ad Invasion  - http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,63345,pg,1,00.asp  Don't look now, but your computer may be harboring software that lets unwanted advertising in.  ClickZ: The Scum of the Web  - http://www.clickz.com/media/media_buy/article.php/934701  General article about "scumware" programs hiding in more popular, often free, programs. Mentions Gator's system.  USA Today: Spyware watches where you surf  - http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2002/03/11/stealthware.htm  Discusses "freeloading programs" that install spyware components on a user's computer. Gator is among the programs examined.  ThiefWare.com: Gator Data Sheet  - http://www.thiefware.com/info/data.gator.shtml  Discusses Gator auto-install attempts via ActiveX or other techniques when a web site is visited.  c|net Tech News: Web surfers brace for pop-up downloads  - http://news.com.com/2100-1023-877568.html  Gator has turned to what it calls "one-click opt-install." In place of a pop-up advertisement, landing on a partner site pops up a prompt to download the software.  Slashdot: A New Low for Web Advertisers: Pop-Up Downloads  - http://slashdot.org/articles/02/04/08/1424246.shtml  Report on Gator's pop-up downloads, followed by reader discussion of this and other tactics used by Gator.  ZDNet News: Gator sued over pop-up ads  - http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1106-940104.html  Report on lawsuit filed by publishers seeking injunction and damages for Gator's unauthorized advertising on their site's.  Wired: Judge Takes a Bite Out of Gator  - http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,53875,00.html  Discusses preliminary legal injunction against Gator.  Documentation of Gator Advertisements and Targeting  - http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/edelman/ads/gator/  Research that uses reverse engineering techniques to learn more about how Gator targets sites. Includes a utility allowing users to determine this information for a given Web site.  c|net Tech News: Chorus of Gator critics grows  - http://news.com.com/2100-1023-272244.html  Article on Interactive Advertising Bureau's possible regulatory complaint over Gator's ad insertion. Also discusses Top Text and the effort against it.  news.com.com - Overture Signs Deal With Gator  - http://news.com.com/2102-1024-995616.html  Article revealing that Overture Services has signed a three-year deal with Gator to display its sponsored search listings on pages that pop under those of rival and partner web sites.  High-search-engine-ranking.com - Overture to Partner with "Scumware"  - http://www.high-search-engine-ranking.com/OverturetoPartnerWithScumware.htm  Evidence suggests that pay-per-click search leader Overture is heading towards a permanent partnership with controversial online advertising network Gator Corp.  Traffick.com - Kicking the Gator Software Habit  - http://www.traffick.com/article.asp?aID=84  Article by Cory Kleinschmidt explains how Gator's TOS violates user privacy, and suggests practical alternatives to this password-remembering software.  Adage: Online Ad Vendor Gator Changes Name  - http://www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=39066  Rebranded as Claria Corp.  Gator's EULA Gone Bad  - http://www.benedelman.org/news/112904-1.html  By Ben Edelman. Analysis and criticism of Claria's end user license agreement (EULA).