Gator popped up on my computer after I installed a GameSpy product (patly named, apparently). This was AFTER I had physically declined the install.

It took me forever to get the crap off my system. Doing the auto unintsall wasn't enough: I eventually had to go in and remove the files by hand and hand=prune the registry.

This kind of "business" is why people's view of internet companies is so fuxored- it's foundationless and just plain stupid.

Gator is what you get when you cross a used-car salesman and a recent computer science grad...(Actually, the "technology" is much simpler than needing any kind of degree to put together, but you get the point).

The nice thing is: Gator's business model was barely sustainable when ad revenues were at their highest, I doubt that they can maintain it.