Claria Corporation (formerly Gator Corporation) is a meia marketing software company based in Redwood City, California. It was established in 1998 by Denis Coleman. Its name was often used interchangeably with its Gain advertising network, which it claimed serviced over 40 million users. Claria exited the adware business at the end of second quarter 2006. However, its software still remains installed on millions of PCs.