Reget aka Gator aka Claria

Gator (also known as Claria) and Reget (a download manager) caused MSHTML.DLL crashes in IE5.5. Both programmes have been updated to resolve the conflicts with IE5.5

A fascinating article about legal action *by* Gator (also known as Claria):

http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/people/edelman/gator/

Gator (also known as Claria) is known to cause Kernel32 error messages:

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q253/3/64.asp

Note: my system was infected with Gator (also known as Claria) recently - I found it purely by chance - and I have no idea where it came from :o(

Gator (also known as Claria) removal (Weatherscope, Date Manager, Precision Time, Gator eWallet and OfferCompanion)

Delete via Add/Remove Programs

GAIN (advertising software installed by Gator) does not appear in Add/Remove Programs but is apparently removed automatically when you uninstall the above programmes:

http://www.gatoradvertisinginformationnetwork.com/help/gainfaq.html

Manual removal:

Not all items may apply.

Implicated files:

iegator.dll, fsg.exe, fsg-ag.exe, fsg*.exe, files containing the name 'fsg' or 'trickler', gmt.exe, cmesys.exe, gain_trickler_exe

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Remove CMESys, GMT, tricker, fsg_

Remove:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Gator.com
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\GatorTest

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{21FFB6C0-0DA1-11D5-A9D5-00500413153C}

Go to IE Tools, Internet Options, Temporary Internet Files {Settings Button}, View Objects, Downloaded Programme Files.

Remove DFRun Class, PdpPlg Class

If the software reappears check out this Troubleshooting advice.