http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/...yadware_1.html


Claria is known for its Gator adware. It changed its name from Gator in 2003. Claria's other products include a Web browser toolbar called DashBar and a personalized weather information service called Weatherscope, which offer free services in return for users accepting the display of advertisements based on their Internet usage.


so first they buy the company that gets rid of stuff like this...and when that starts to get too hard to keep up with they decide to just make the adware?