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Spyware and Adware

Spyware and Adware are increasingly common and closely related forms of malicious software. Spyware refers to software that transmits personal information such as browsing habits without proper authorization. The functions of most advertising software (adware) can be classified as spyware, because they transmit information back to advertisers for marketing purposes. Adware refers to parasitic marketing software, which may be bundled with other seemingly desirable software, distributed by masquerading as a browser plugin, or more disturbingly, distributed via security holes in a user's browser. Beyond being an invasion of privacy and an annoyance to many users, spyware and adware programs are often poorly written, exposing victims to browser and operating system instability and insecurity, and often burrow deeply into critical operating system components making their removal a dangerous time consuming process.

Please only submit your website here if you cannot find an appropriate subcategory for your website. If you are submitting a software application to combat spyware, please submit it to the Products and Tools subcategory.

If you are submitting a web page for a service with technicians that remove spyware from computers, please submit it to the appropriate subcategory in the Regional/ top category for the area that your company services.

If your site is just an affiliate link farm with affiliate links to spyware product pages, please do not submit it to any category.

Please note - We do not knowingly list rogue anti-spyware products.
If your product:

Actually installs spyware or adware as well as removing some.
Rips off parts of other legitimate anti spyware products.
Uses deceptive marketing techniques such as generating spyware detection false positives to encourage purchase.

then it will NOT be listed.

Sites are constantly reviewed and re-reviewed, and sites offering rogue products are de-listed.

If you notice one of the sites listed is for a rogue anti-spyware product, please post in the abuse reporting forum at http://resource-zone.com/ , citing your sources of evidence, and your allegation will be investigated.

Alleged Corporate Developers of Spyware

Sites about alleged development of spyware/adware programs, and associated unethical behaviour on the part of the companies responsible.

The Open Directory Project aims for fairness and balance. Articles offering opposing views are welcome.

Chats and Forums

Read about the most spyware-related computer problems and learn how to remove it.

Please submit only spyware and adware detection, prevention, and forums to this category.

Please note - We do not knowingly list rogue antispyware products.
If your product:

Actually installs spyware or adware as well as removing some.
Rips off parts of other legitimate anti spyware products.
Uses deceptive marketing techniques such as generating spyware detection false positives to encourage purchase.

then it will NOT be listed.

We are currently in the process of re-reviewing listed sites and rogue products will be delisted if found.

Detection and Removal Tools

Computer applications used to identify and remove spyware and other malicious software from a browsing or client system.

Please submit only spyware and adware detection, prevention, and removal products to this category.

Please note - We do not knowingly list rogue anti-spyware products.
If your product:

Actually installs spyware or adware as well as removing some.
Rips off parts of other legitimate anti spyware products.
Uses deceptive marketing techniques such as generating spyware detection false positives to encourage purchase.

then it will NOT be listed.

Sites are constantly reviewed and re-reviewed, and sites offered rogue products are de-listed.