Windows AntiSpyware Downgrades Claria Detections

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Windows AntiSpyware Downgrades Claria Detections - by Zonk

accihap writes “A week after word leaked out that Microsoft was negotiating an acquisition deal with Claria (See recent /. coverage), spyware researchers have noticed that the Windows antispyware application has downgraded Claria’s Gator detections and changed the recommended action from ‘quarantine’ to ‘ignore.’ Screenshots of the new default settings.”