Neowin News Feed for: Claria

Adware company Claria Says to Uninstall its Adware

Steven Parker — Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:35:06 +0000

Adware company Claria this week took the unusual step of telling users to uninstall its software, following through on a promise to exit the adware business in order to focus on personalized search. Claria says... Read more...

Microsoft Denies its Antispyware Favors Claria

Mon, 11 Jul 2005 22:38:16 +0000

Microsoft is moving to quash claims that its antispyware tool is now giving preferential treatment to adware maker Claria. The beta version of Microsoft AntiSpyware previously recommended that users quarantine several products... Read more...

Microsoft Downgrades Claria Adware Detections

Thu, 07 Jul 2005 19:36:57 +0000

Microsoft's Windows AntiSpyware application is no longer flagging adware products from Claria Corp. as a threat to PC users. Less than a week after published reports of acquisition talks between Microsoft Corp. and the Redwood... Read more...

Microsoft said to be in talks to buy Claria

Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:59:52 +0000

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 with Google, the search and advertising... Read more...

Yahoo clamps down on Claria adware

Fri, 06 Aug 2004 21:55:38 +0000

Yahoo strengthened its new anti-spyware application to detect pop-up advertising software, including that of its longtime partner Claria, formerly known as Gator. The Web portal said this week it updated and widely... Read more...

Gator, er, Claria Files for IPO

Sun, 11 Apr 2004 04:21:25 +0000

Thanks HellBender for this. Claria, the controversial adware company formerly known as Gator, on Thursday filed for an initial public offering to raise $150 million to continue developing its "behavioral marketing platform." Claria... Read more...