Ben's Bits

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