The former name of the Claria Corporation (
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The name of a software company best known for its adware products. Adware is pop-up interest advertising and Gator was one of the first companies to promote widespread adware. In addition to pop-up advertising, Gator adware tracks an online user's browsing habits and also silently downloads its software which can create significant computer problems for users by creating arbitrary coding. Some of the most common sites that utilized Gator adware and software installation include Limewire, eWallet and KaZaa.
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The company, which was founded in 1998, changed its name from Gator to Claria Corporation in 2003, but ended up going completely out of business in 2008. Gator's software, also known as Gain AdServer remains installed on millions of PCs.
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Français (French)
n. - (US) alligator
Deutsch (German)
n. - Alligator
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αλιγάτορας
Português (Portuguese)
n., -
abbr. - jacaré (m) (Zool.)
Español (Spanish)
n. - aligator, caimán
Svenska (Swedish)
abbr. - alligator
n. - alligator
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
短嘴鳄
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 短嘴鱷
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) تمساح
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תנין, אליגטור
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