October 24, 2003, 03:14
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what would be nice is to see the online community do some vigilante justice and start DNSing Gator's website.
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October 24, 2003, 03:46
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Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware. Gator is spyware.
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October 24, 2003, 03:49
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Originally posted by Shi Huangdi
what would be nice is to see the online community do some vigilante justice and start DNSing Gator's website.
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You mean DoS 
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October 24, 2003, 04:16
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This is a big 'whatever' on the frontlines: spyware, SPAM, and pop-ups/unders are all crap to the average shmoe. I suggest we call it all 'Crapware' and be done with it.
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October 24, 2003, 04:31
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I thought America fights the war on terrorism? 
Why doesn't Gator get bombed? 
Or the RIAA? 
Or Bill Gates? 
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October 24, 2003, 07:49
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bill gates isn't a terrorist.
the riaa owns a lot of congresspeople.
now gator, on the other hand...
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October 24, 2003, 08:02
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WIn XP has a system restore feature which let's you restore the registry to a previous date and/or time. On one occation I installed a share ware program which installed gator (and no the bastards didn't declare they were installing spyware) and I successfully removed it from my registry using Win XP's system restore feature.
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October 24, 2003, 08:37
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They will simply invent a new term to describe Gator and adaware, etc will then label it as such.
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Sure, but it is a first step to "legalise" it.
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October 24, 2003, 09:24
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Originally posted by Urban Ranger
You mean DoS
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October 24, 2003, 09:38
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As long as the spybot/adaware software can still detect the stuff and stop it doing its evil games, then i wont mind if they have to call it 'really helpfull advice pop up software' - most people will know what it does, and that its bad.
Just a thought but if you use something like partition magic to keep a clean install image of your pc, when you reimage it you do lose all the spyware stuff dont you?
Its a shame we cant sue companies like gator for putting stuff on our computers that can cause crashes etc.
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October 30, 2003, 08:13
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http://www.gator.com/
is now
http://www.claria.com/
they're trying to distance themselves from the spyware they sell. dirty rotten scumbags.
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October 30, 2003, 11:12
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Heh. From that site:
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GAIN Publishing® - GAIN Publishing distributes a variety of popular software applications and owns and operates the GAIN Network, the world’s largest in-context behavioral advertising network. The GAIN Network helps keep many popular software applications and websites free in exchange for displaying online advertising based on your online surfing behavior. The following four products are produced and distributed by GAIN Publishing.
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That's one way of putting it, I suppose......
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November 2, 2003, 00:39
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behavioral advertising
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How to get people steamed, fast 
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November 2, 2003, 00:41
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Oh, and before anyone else does it....
Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware. Claria is spyware.
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November 2, 2003, 00:47
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 tass.
they're website is nicer this time around.
still, even after you can it, sell it as art, and then have someone gold-plate it... it's still ****.
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November 2, 2003, 01:26
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hi ,
héhéh , the EU has a new guideline from today , ......
no more spam , no more unwanted emails , ...... 
have a nice day 
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November 7, 2003, 18:52
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Anybody else seen the Napster ads lately? Are we cool to download with impunity again, or are FBI helis going to land on my lawn once I get that latest Britney Spears/Metallica/Madonna joint?
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November 7, 2003, 19:56
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The last time I encountered gator I wasn't offered the option of refusing it. I tried to make it go away, but it refused and downloaded itself anyway. I don't see how that differs from spyware.
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November 7, 2003, 21:31
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Originally posted by st_swithin
Anybody else seen the Napster ads lately? Are we cool to download with impunity again, or are FBI helis going to land on my lawn once I get that latest Britney Spears/Metallica/Madonna joint?
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No, Napster is now firmly the cheap, slutty b*tch of the Recording Industry. I forget which companies are participating, but only the songs they want to give are available...for a nominal fee...
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November 7, 2003, 21:36
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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
The last time I encountered gator I wasn't offered the option of refusing it. I tried to make it go away, but it refused and downloaded itself anyway. I don't see how that differs from spyware.
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I'm assuming it came in the form of a popup: If you're faced with that kind of situation, ctrl-alt-delete should give you the Task Manager (assuming you use Win98 or XP). "End Process" any instances of IEXPLORE.EXE should get it to knock that sh*t off for that session, otherwise reboot the computer.
I haven't been faced with Gator, that I recall, but I've been attacked by similar disruptive pushes from things trying to install themselves and refusing to take "F*CK OFF!!!" for an answer.
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November 8, 2003, 11:54
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Originally posted by DRoseDARs
I'm assuming it came in the form of a popup: If you're faced with that kind of situation, ctrl-alt-delete should give you the Task Manager (assuming you use Win98 or XP). "End Process" any instances of IEXPLORE.EXE should get it to knock that sh*t off for that session, otherwise reboot the computer.
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He should be able to find the download process and zap it.
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