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	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.
	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).
	c|net Tech News: Web surfers brace for pop-up downloads - http://www.news.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.
	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.
	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: Gator rushes to court over ad technology - http://www.news.com/2100-1023-272296.html Lawsuit against the Interactive Advertising Bureau alleging libel is designed to secure Gator's right to sell ads on third party web sites.
	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.
	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.
	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.
	c|net Tech News: Nobody's going to skin this Gator - http://www.news.com/2008-1082-272563.html Interview with Gator CEO Jeff McFadden who defends their pop-up banners that intentionally cover existing ads on third party web sites.

	c|net Tech News: Chorus of Gator critics grows - http://www.news.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.
	ZDNet News: Gator sued over pop-up ads - http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-940104.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.
	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.
	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.

	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.
	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.
	Adage: Online Ad Vendor Gator Changes Name - http://www.adage.com/news.cms?newsId=39066 Rebranded as Claria Corp.
	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.
	news.com.com - Overture Signs Deal With Gator - http://www.news.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.

	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.

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