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Originally posted by tha_timinator
how do you come to this conclusion? anyway; they definately _TRY_ to look associated... notice the crocodile in the background!
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First, I think its an alligator on the background not a crocodile.
Just because two companies have similar names doesn't mean they are associated. Apple Records (publisher of the beatles) is
not associated with Apple Computer. The 'gator' logo on the gatorcash website looks nothing like the 'gator' logo on the gator spyware website.
Gator, the spyware, sells the traffic they get from browsers they have infected. If Gator, the spyware, were to run an affiliate program it would probably be to promote its browser plugin not
a couple of pornsites.
Try doing a whois on both gator.com and gatorcash.com...
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Registrant:
Skykarumba
P.O. Box 1182
Brisbane, QLD 4152
AU
Domain Name: GATORCASH.COM
Administrative Contact:
Moffatt, Don [email protected]
P.O. Box 1182
Brisbane, QLD 4152
AU
+61 0732178568
Technical Contact:
Moffatt, Don [email protected]
P.O. Box 1182
Brisbane, QLD 4152
AU
+61 0732178568
Billing Contact:
Moffatt, Don [email protected]
P.O. Box 1182
Brisbane, QLD 4152
AU
+61 0732178568
Record last updated on 05-Feb-2002.
Record expires on 20-Jan-2003.
Record Created on 20-Jan-2002.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.SPLITINFINITY.NET 209.132.86.17
NS2.SPLITINFINITY.NET 209.132.86.18
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Registrant:
EGUARD, INC (GATOR6-DOM)
2000 Bridge Parkway,
Suite 100
Redwood City, CA 94065
US
Domain Name: GATOR.COM
Administrative Contact:
Gator Network Operations (GN808-ORG) [email protected]
Gator.COM Corp.
2000 Bridge Parkway
Suite 100
Redwood City, CA 94065
USA
(650) 232-0300
Fax- (650) 232-0400
Technical Contact:
Gator Network Operations (GN1026-ORG) [email protected]
Gator
2000 Bridge Parkway
Redwood City , CA 94065
US
(650) 232-0300
Billing Contact:
Climaco, Connie (CCY553) [email protected]
Gator.com
2000 Bridge Parkway, Suite 100
Redwood City , CA 94065
650-232-0300 (FAX) 650-232-0400
Record last updated on 22-Feb-2002.
Record expires on 20-Mar-2003.
Record created on 19-Mar-1997.
Database last updated on 4-Apr-2002 09:14:00 EST.
Domain servers in listed order:
DNS.GATOR.COM 64.94.89.153
DNS2.GATOR.COM 64.94.89.253
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I really don't know if they are or they aren't the same organization, but I see no connection between them.
You could always ask one or both of them....