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Slashdot | Windows AntiSpyware Downgrades Claria Detections - Just a week after reports that Microsoft is in talks to buy Claria (maker of the infamous Gator spyware), Microsoft's antispyware program has changed it's opinion of some Gator spyware. Four Gator apps (not cookies or regkeys, but actual programs) were downgraded from quarantine to ignore in the recommended action. Here's a screenshot showing the change. I've never used MS AntiSpyware and now I never will. We give Microsoft a hard time, but this is one of the few times when they're doing something downright evil. Read more about it:
That was really frustrating to read. I myself am actually a user of MS Anti-Spyware, I like its performance and had read good reviews in head to head matchups against other a/s programs.
Sunbelt BlogUPDATE: While the news has been that Microsoft downgraded the Claria listing, we have reports now that there are a number of other items that have been downgraded to "Ignore" status, including certain WhenU adware programs, WebHancer and Ezula Toptext. So the Claria downgrade is quite likely part of a bigger picture regarding Microsoft's listing criteria for adware
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That's even worse. 
