Comments on: More on Microsoft and Claria

By: Steve D

Steve D — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Don’t confuse Gator’s eWallet program (bad) with Illium Software’s eWallet program (good).

By: knox

knox — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Amen to that. Microsoft, please don’t buy Gator or any of its assets.

By: Ed Bott

Ed Bott — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Out of curiosity, Steve, have you tried Gator’s eWallet? (I haven’t seen it in years.) If it had been developed by a reputable freeware company and had no adware or spyware components at all, would your opinion be the same?

In other words, does it suck because it’s poorly written, or does it suck because it has historically been used as a vehicle for delivering crapware?

By: Is there a PC Doctor in the house?

Is there a PC Doctor in the house? — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

NYT rumor – Microsoft is negotiating to buy Claria

Hmmmm. Claria. Let’s think, what are they now?
OK, they have a few products which basically consist of pop-up ads, targeted ads, adware programs, market research and a few other things.
What makes Microsoft interested in Claria? Dunno. Thi…

By: TechBlog

TechBlog — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Report: Microsoft to buy spyware purveyor?

Remember what I said in an earlier post about Microsoft not being stupid? If this story in the New York Times is true, scratch that. For the last two weeks, Microsoft has been in talks to buy a private Silicon…

By: CastleCops

CastleCops — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Microsoft to buy Claria?

NYTimes is reporting that Microsoft has been in talks with Claria for about two weeks in a buyout deal: \The offer price on the table as recently as yesterday was $500 million, according to people who have been briefed on the talks. But a person close …

By: Spyware Warrior

Spyware Warrior — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Microsoft Antispyware “Ignores” Claria

It’s true. Microsoft Antispyware detects Claria’s adware still but the recommended action is set to Ignore. I first learned of this at Calendar of Updates in a post by Donna Buenaventura, another Microsoft Security MVP. I downloaded some Claria …

By: ReveNews: Wayne Porter, Sr. Director Greynet Research

ReveNews: Wayne Porter, Sr. Director Greynet Research — Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000

Conflict of Interest 102- Microsoft Negotiating with Claria

Thanks to a Revenews Reader for calling this to my attention. According to the New York Times. For the last two weeks, Microsoft has been in talks to buy a private Silicon Valley company, a move that underscores just how eager Microsoft is to catch up …