I don’t have time to do the big enterprise anti-spyware writeup right now so as a teaser I’m going to post a list of programs that claim to be spyware removers but do more harm than good.
You can find the original list at: http://pcpitstop.ibforums.com/axslinger/helpfiles/bogus.htm
Bogus Spyware Removal Tools
A list of Rogue Programs that will do you more harm than
good
Compiled from various sites around the Internet, and the good folks at the
PC Pitstop Forums and Spyware Info Forums.
AdwareHunter (adwarehunter.com/browser-page.com)
AdWareRemoverGold (adwareremovergold.com)
InternetAntiSpy (internetantispy.com)
NoAdware (noadware.net/netpalnow.com)
PurityScan (purityscan.com/puritysweep.com)
Real AdWareRemoverGold (adwareremovergold.com/sg08.biz)
SpyAssault (spyassault.com)
SpyBan (spyban.net) — noadware clone
SpyBlast (spyblast.com/advertising.com)
Spyblocs/eBlocs.com (eblocs.com)
SpyDeleter (spydeleter.com/209.50.251.182)
SpyEliminator (securetactics.com) — dead?
SpyFerret (onlinepcfix.com) — also Lop Uninstaller, Xupiter Uninstaller
SpyGone (spygone.com)
SpyHunter (enigmasoftwaregroup.comspywareremove.comspybot-spyware.com
spy botsearch.comblacklistonline.com.98.222.170spybot.com
spybot -download.comdeletespyware.netspybots.netspybot-search.com)
SpyKiller (spy-killer.com/maxionsoftware.com/spykiller.com/spykillerdownload.com/
free-spyware-scan.com)
SpyKillerPro (spykillerpro.com)
Spyware Annihilator (solidlabs.com)
SpywareBeGone (spywarebegone.comfreespywarescan.org)
SpywareCleaner (»www.checkforspyware.com/ – »www.spw2a.com/sc/)
SpywareCrusher (spywarecrusher.com)
SpywareNuker (spywarenuker.com/trekblue.com/trekdata.com/spyware-killer.com/ad aware.com/ada-ware.com/spy-bot.biz)
SpywareInfoooo.com
SpywareKilla (spywarekilla.com)
SpywareRemover (spy-ware-remover.com/spywareremover.com)
SpywareThis (spywarethis.com)
SpywareZapper (spywarezapper.com) — looks like it may be TZ Spyware Adware Remover
SpyWiper (mailwiper.com)
ssppyy pro (ssppyy.com)
TZ Spyware Adware Remover (trackzapper.com)
VBouncer/AdDestroyer (spywarelabs.com/virtualbouncer.com)
Warnet (warnet.com)
XoftSpy (download-spybot.com/paretologic.com/downloadspybot.com/no-spybot.com) – this may
be a SpyHunter clone
ZeroSpyware (zerospyware.com/zeroads.com)
Soybouncer (spybouncer.com)
Misc. BS domains:
5spynetwork.com
comparespywareremovers.com
safe spy.net
spybot.com
spyhunter.com
spy-hunter-detector.com
Rogue knockoffs:
BPS Spyware & Adware Remover (bulletproofsoft.com) — AdAware knockoff, uses hacked SpyBot db
SpyFerret (onlinepcfix.com) — uses hacked SpyBot db
SpyGone (spygone.com) — SpyBot S&D ripoff
SpywareNuker (spywarenuker.com/trekblue.com/trekdata.com) — uses hacked SpyBot db
Actually Spyhunter is not a rogue program. and it was remove from original rogue list at http://www.spywarewarrior.com