Gator Silences Anti-Spyware Company

In an effort to improve its corporate reputation, adware company Gator has launched a legal offensive to divorce its name from the hated term 'spyware' — and so far its strategy is paying off. In response to a libel lawsuit, an antispyware company has settled with Gator and pulled Web pages critical of the company, its practices and its software. And other spyware foes are getting the message