Below you'll find a quick rundown of the products I know about, listed in no
particular order. If I've missed any products that you're aware of, please send
me an
email message with a brief product description (or at least a URL to a Web
page) and I'll update the list.
Finjan Vital Security:
appliance-based solution that also provides antivirus functionality, URL
filtering, Instant Messaging (IM) logging, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL),
watermarking, mail content filtering, and junk mail filtering.
PestPatrol
Corporate Edition: software-based solution that also provides protection
against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks,
keystroke loggers, Trojan horses, and more.
WebSense
Enterprise: software-based solution that protects against spyware, keystroke
loggers, phishing attempts, malicious mobile code, and more
MicroWorld
Technologies' eScan Enterprise Edition: software-based solution that also
provides antivirus, junk mail filtering, pop-up filtering, NetBIOS firewall, and
more.
Webroot Spy
Sweeper Enterprise: software-based solution designed specifically to guard
against spyware.
Tenebril's SpyCatcher Enterprise: software-based solution designed
specifically to guard against spyware.
InterMute's SpySubtract
Enterprise Edition: software-based solution designed specifically to guard
against spyware.
Xblock Systems' X-Cleaner
Enterprise Edition: antispyware solution that also protects against Trojan
horses, keystroke loggers, and more.
Omniquad AntiSpy
Enterprise Edition: antispyware solution that also protects against
keystroke loggers and more.
Norman Ad-Aware Professional Edition: antispyware solution, plus protection
against data mining, aggressive advertising, selected traditional Trojan horses,
dialers, malware, and tracking components.
DynaComm i:scan:
passive scanner that removes spyware, P2P software, file surveillence and more
Prevx Enterprise:
protects against spyware, plus protection against viruses, malicious code,
malware, and more
Kaspersky
Anti-Virus SuperSecure Database: add-on databases that protect against
spyware and also provide protection against malicious code, auto-dialers,
backdoors, and much more.
GFI DownloadSecurity for ISA Server:
integrates with Kaspersky's Anti-Virus and SuperSecure database to help
quarantine spyware, and also provides protection again other types of
downloadable content.
McAfee Anti-Spyware Enterprise Edition Module: software-based add-on to the
company's antivirus solution that also protects against Trojan horses, keystroke
loggers, and more.
Sunbelt Software's
CounterSpy Enterprise
Aluria Spyware Eliminator (not
yet available, as of Feb 15 2005)
GIANT AntiSpyware for Enterprises
(purchased by Microsoft, product is now in beta testing as "Microsoft
Windows AntiSpyware")
CyberGuard Webwasher: content filtering system that provides protection
against viruses, malicious code, spyware, and much more.
SonicWALL: Firewall, VPN, and content filtering appliances that can also
provide anti-virus protection, intrusion detection and prevention, anti-spyware
protection, and more.
- Lavasoft Ad-aware
- http://www.lavasoft.de/
- or
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/
- or
http://www.lavasoftusa.net/
- or
http://www.lavasoftusa.org/
- or http://www.lavasoft.nu/
- or
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=506
-
- McAfee AntiSpyware
-
http://us.mcafee.com/root/package.asp?pkgid=182
-
- Microsoft AntiSpyware (Beta)
-
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
-
- PestPatrol
-
http://www.ca.com/products/pestpatrol/
-
- Spybot Search & Destroy
- http://beam.to/spybotsd
- or
http://security.kolla.de/
- or
http://www.safer-networking.org/
- or
http://spybot.safer-networking.de/
- or
http://spybot.eon.net.au/
- or http://ejrs.com/spybot/
-
- SpySubtract
-
http://www.intermute.com/products/spysubtract.html
-
- Spyware Doctor
-
http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor/
-
- Sunbelt CounterSpy
-
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=410
-
- Webroot Spy Sweeper
-
http://www.webroot.com/wb/products/spysweeper/index.php
-
- X-Cleaner Deluxe
- http://www.xblock.com/
-
http://www.xblock.com/deluxe.shtml
-
http://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads/x/
-
- Note: spyware detection only (no removal).
-
- Alken - Cult of the amazing puffins
-
http://www.alken.nl/spy.htm
-
- and.doxdesk.com - Parasite Check
-
http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/
-
- EarthLink Spy Audit
-
http://www.earthlink.net/spyaudit/
-
- PestScan - Online Scanner
- http://www.pestscan.com/
- or
http://www.my-etrust.com/products/pestscan/index.cfm
-
- SpywareGuide.com ActiveX Spyware Scanning
-
http://www.spywareguide.com/txt_onlinescan.html
-
- SpywareInfo - Online Scanner
-
http://www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.php
-
- Sunbelt - Free Online Scanner
-
http://www.sunbeltscan.com/
- or
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/dell/scan.cfm
- or
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=410
-
- Webroot Spy Audit
-
http://www.webroot.com/services/spyaudit_03.htm
-
- Webroot Corporate Spy Audit
-
http://www.webrootdisp.net/entaudit/start.php
-
- Winguard Spyware Detector
-
http://www.winguard.org/scan/
-
- X-Cleaner Free
-
http://www.xblock.com/freeware
- or
http://www.xblock.com/download-freeware.shtml
- or
http://www.xblock.com/download/xcleaner_setup.exe (direct download)
- or
http://www.xblock.com/download/xcleaner_free.exe (direct download)
- or
http://www.xblock.com/xcleaner_free.exe (direct download)
- or
http://www.xblock.com/cgi-bin/mirror.pl/xcleaner_free.exe (direct
download)
-
- Acronis
-
http://www.acronis.com/enterprise/products/privacyexpert/
-
- Aluria
-
http://www.aluriasoftware.com/corporate/
-
- BlueCoat
-
http://www.bluecoat.com/solutions/spyware.html
-
- DynaComm i:scan
-
http://www.dciseries.com/products/iscan/
-
- EMCO Network Malware Cleaner
-
http://www.emco.is/networkmalwarecleaner/features.html
-
- Intermute
-
http://www.intermute.com/products/corporations.html
-
- Lavasoft
-
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adawareprofessional/
-
- McAfee
-
http://www.networkassociates.com/us/products/mcafee/smb/antivirus/vs_spyware_smb.htm
-
- Norman
-
http://www.norman.com/Product/Home_Home_office/AntiSpyware/en
-
- Omniquad
-
http://www.omniquad.com/antispyenterprise.htm
-
- Pest Patrol
-
http://www.ca.com/smb/etrust/pestpatrol.htm
-
http://www3.ca.com/Solutions/Product.asp?ID=5222
-
- Spybot S & D Intranet Update Server
-
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/iuserver/index.html
-
- Sunbelt
-
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/product.cfm?id=400
-
- Tenebril
-
http://www.tenebril.com/products/ghostsurf/spycatcher-enterprise.html
-
- Webroot
-
http://www.webroot.com/products/spysweeper/enterprise/
-
- Xblock
-
http://www.xblocksystems.com/products.php
-
- Acronis Privacy Expert Suite
-
http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/privacyexpert/
-
- Advanced System Optimizer / Spyware Detective
-
http://www.systweak.com/asov2/
-
- Adware & Spyware Firewall
- http://www.flyyasoft.com/
-
- Aluria Spyware Eliminator
-
http://www.aluriasoftware.com/spywareeliminator/
-
- Bazooka Adware & Spyware Scanner
-
http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/index.html
-
- EarthLink Spyware Blocker
-
http://www.earthlink.net/home/software/spywareblocker/
-
- Nitrous Online's SpyBuster
-
http://www.spy-buster.com/
- or
http://www.nitrousonline.com/
-
- Omniquad My Privacy
-
http://www.omniquad.com/Omniquad_MyPrivacy.htm
-
- Omniquad AntiSpy
-
http://www.omniquad.com/antispy.htm
- or
http://www.toolsthatwork.com/antispy.htm
-
- SpyRemover
-
http://www.itcompany.com/remover.htm
-
- Spyware X-terminator
-
http://www.stompsoft.com/spyx/
-
- Steganos AntiSpyware
-
http://www.steganos.com/?product=SASPY7
-
- System Mechanic 5 / Spython
- http://www.iolo.com/sm/
-
- Tenebril GhostSurf
-
http://www.tenebril.com/products/ghostsurf/
-
- Tenebril SpyCatcher
-
http://www.tenebril.com/products/ghostsurf/spycatcher.html
-
- ActiveXcavator
-
http://img.cmpnet.com/byte/columns/frantz/1999/06/XCavate.exe (direct
download)
- or
http://www.cognitronix.com/index.html#A1
-
- ActiveX Compatibility Manager
- http://nirsoft.cjb.net/
-
- Ad-aware BHO
-
http://members.shaw.ca/techcd/VB_Projects/
-
- a-squared HiJackFree
-
http://www.hijackfree.com/en/
-
- BHOCaptor
-
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/bho.html
-
- BHO Cop
-
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,2023,00.asp
- or
http://www.filelibrary.com/Contents/Multi-Platform/105/11.html
- or
http://www.filelibrary.com/.../bhocop.zip (direct download)
-
- BHODemon
-
http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm
- or
http://www.wilders.org/downloads.htm
-
- BHOList
- or
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/
- or
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
-
- Diagnose Windows
-
http://www.seememe.com/diagnose.htm
-
- Help2Go Detective
-
http://www.help2go.com/modules.php?name=HJTDetective
-
- HijackThis
-
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/
- or
http://www.lurkhere.com/~nicefiles/index.html
- or
http://www.geocities.com/.../files.html (old)
- or
http://www.spywareinfo.com/.../hijackthis.zip (direct download)
- Note: for instructions on using HijackThis! see
HERE,
HERE, and
HERE.
-
- HijackThis - Automated Online Analysis
-
http://hijackthis.de/index.php
-
- IE Doctor
-
http://www.axesoft.com/iedr/
-
- Microsoft - OLE/COM Object Viewer
-
http://www.microsoft.com/com/resources/oleview.asp
-
- SpyFlush
- http://www.spyflush.com/
-
- SpywareGuide.com Search Plugin
-
http://www.spywareguide.com/searchplugin.php
-
- System Spyware Interrogator (SSI)
-
http://www.spywaredata.com/index.php
-
- ToolbarCop
-
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/toolbarcop.htm
-
- Winsock/LSP Fix
-
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
- or
http://members.shaw.ca/techcd/... (direct download)
- or
http://www.bu.edu/pcsc/... (Win9x/Me)
- or
http://digital-solutions.co.uk/... (Win9x/Me direct download)
-
- X-RayPC
- http://www.x-raypc.com/
-
|
Prevention &
Countermeasures |
- AdAware Checker
-
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/aawchecker.html
-
- Browser Hijack Blaster
-
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/bhblaster.html
-
- BrowserSentinel
-
http://www.browsersentinel.com/
-
- Doug Knox - Internet Explorer Fixes
-
http://www.dougknox.com/security/index.htm
-
- DSOstop2
-
http://www.nsclean.com/dsostop.html
-
- Enough is Enough! - IE Lockdown Utility
- Click
HERE
-
- ewido security suite
- http://www.ewido.net/en/
-
- Home Page Monitor
- http://www.exits.ro/
-
- HTAstop
-
http://www.nsclean.com/htastop.html
-
- ID-Blaster
-
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/idblaster.html
-
- IEGuardian
-
http://www.devicode.com/ieguardian/
-
- IE Restrictions
-
http://camtech2000.net/Pages/Restrictions.htm
-
- IE-SPYAD (IE Restricted zone list)
- Click
HERE
-
- Internet Spy Hunter
-
http://popupkiller2002.tripod.com/
- or
http://www.tooto.com/spyhunter/
-
- Privacy Defender
-
http://www.pcsecurityshield.com/
-
- Prevx
- https://www.prevx.com/
-
- RegBlock
- http://www.regblock.com/
-
- RegRun
-
http://greatis.com/security/
-
- Registry Firewall
-
http://www.flyyasoft.com/RegFirewall.htm
-
- Settings Sentry
-
http://www.spyblocker-software.com/ss/index.shtml
-
- Smog's Ad Kill
-
http://smog.cjb.net/html/adkill.htm
-
- Spy Chaser
-
http://camtech2000.net/Pages/SpyChaser.html
-
- Spychecker
-
http://www.spychecker.com/home.html
-
- SpywareBlaster
-
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
- or
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html
-
- SpywareBlaster Custom Blocking List
-
http://customblockinglist.cjb.net/
-
- SpywareGuard
-
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
- or
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html
-
- SpywareGuide Blocklist
-
http://www.spywareguide.com/blockfile.php
-
- Spyware Inoculator
-
http://camtech2000.net/Pages/Spyware_Inoculator.html
-
- SpywareStopper
-
http://www.spyware-stopper.com/
-
- Security Task Manager
-
http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/index.html
-
- StartPage Guard
-
http://pjwalczak.com/spguard/index.php
-
- StartupList
-
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/
- or
http://www.lurkhere.com/~nicefiles/index.html
- or
http://www.geocities.com/.../files.html (old)
-
- StartupListUI
-
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,6835488...
- or
http://www.dslreports.com/.../StartupListUI.zip (direct download)
-
- StartUp Monitor
-
http://www.mlin.net/StartupMonitor.shtml
-
- WinPatrol
- http://www.winpatrol.com/
-
-
- WinTasks 5 Professional
-
http://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/
- XP-AntiSpy
-
http://www.xp-antispy.org/
-
- 0190 Alarm (Deutsch)
-
http://www.winload.de/beschreibung.php?programm_id=730
-
- 0190 Warner (Italian)
-
http://www.wt-rate.com/freeware1.htm
-
- Bluffstopparen (Swedish)
-
http://www.konsumentverket.se/...
-
- CheckDialer
-
http://www.trsecurity.net/checkdialer/
-
- Connectionwatch (Deutsch)
-
http://www.schutzsoftware.info/
-
- Dialer-Control (Deutsch)
-
http://www.dialer-control.de/
-
- Dialer-Scanner (Deutsch)
-
http://www.dialerscanner.de/
-
- DialerSpy
-
http://www.dialerspy.com/en/
-
- DialGuard
-
http://www.dialguard.com/en/
-
- Popupkiller & DialerDetektor (Deutsch)
-
http://www.boesherz-online.de/
-
- SenseConnect (Deutsch)
-
http://www.senseconnect.de/
-
- SmartSurfer (Deutsch)
-
http://smartsurfer.web.de/
-
- Sophos - Removing Dialers
-
http://www.us.sophos.com/support/disinfection/dial.html
-
- StopDialers (Italian)
-
http://www.akapulce.net/socket2000/stopdialer.asp
-
- StopITNow
-
http://www.stopitnow.com.au/
-
- Backdoor.Autoupder Removal Tool
-
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/...removal.tool.html
-
- B3D/BDE Killer (Brilliant Digital)
-
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/B3DKiller.html
-
- BDEcide (Brilliant Digital)
-
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/5077/new/files.html
-
- BDE Remove (Brilliant Digital)
- http://keir.net/bde.html
-
- Cexx.org
-
- Cydoor Dummy Files
http://cexx.org/dummies.htm
- Experimental Fix for Corrupted Winsock Settings
http://cexx.org/winsock.txt
- How to Kill Popup Ads on ANY Server!
http://cexx.org/diepop.htm
- LSP Fix
http://cexx.org/lspfix.htm
- Possible Fix for Corrupted Winsock Settings
http://cexx.org/winsock.htm
- TSADBOT Dummy File
http://cexx.org/tsadbot.htm
-
- CoolWebSearch Shredder (V. 1)
-
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/
- or
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4086.html
-
- CoolWebSearch Shredder (V. 2)
-
http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html
-
- CWS About-Blank DLL-Fix
-
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showtopic=583
-
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showtopic=605
-
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=28658
-
- CWS Hijacker-sp.html/About-Blank Cleaner
-
http://www.rokop-security.de/main/article.php?...
-
- CWS About.Buster
-
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4289.html
- or
http://www.malwarebytes.biz/
-
- CWS Fix Backdoor.Agent.B
-
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.agent.b.removal.tool.html
-
- CWS HSRemove (Home Search Hijacker)
- http://www.hsremove.com/
-
- CWS.SmartKiller MiniRemoval
-
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php...
- or
http://www.safer-networking.org/minifiles.html
-
- CWS Windows Files
-
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/winfiles.html
-
- DLDER.EXE Remover
-
http://www.grokster.com/virusinformation.html
-
http://www.grokster.com/files/dlder-remove.exe (direct download)
-
- eZula & Surf+ Script Killer
-
http://www.searchking.com/ezulakiller/
-
- GetRight Ad Remover
-
http://www.getright.com/remove_ads.html
-
- HandyBits/Teknum Updater Disabler
-
http://www.handybits.com/update_service.asp
-
- Look2Me/VX2Finder Fix
-
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showtopic=534
-
- Kill2Me (L2M Uninstaller)
-
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/
-
- LOPcide (Lop.com)
-
http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/5077/new/files.html
-
- Mattel Brodcast Removal Utility
-
http://www.mattelsupport.com/brodcastpatch.asp
- or
http://support.broderbund.com/brodcastpatch.asp
-
- Netsetter/MarketScore Uninstaller
-
http://www.aboutme.com/freeatlast/misc/CSRemove.zip (direct download)
-
- Netster Uninstaller
-
http://smartbrowse.netster.com/smartbrowse/uninstall.asp
-
- NewDotNet Uninstallation
-
http://www.new.net/help_faq.tp#p5
-
- Peper Removal
-
http://www.mjc1.com/files/peperpage/
-
- RapidBlaster Killer
-
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/specialinfo/rapidblaster.html
-
- Scumware.com - Disinfect
-
http://www.scumware.com/disinfect.html
-
- ShopNav Uninstaller
-
http://www.grokster.com/files/unspnv.exe (direct download)
- or
http://www.shopnav.com/shopnav/files/downloads/unspnv.exe (direct
download)
-
- Showbehind Uninstaller
-
http://www.showbehind.com/opt-out.html
-
- ThiefWare.com
-
- Stop WhenU.com (SaveNow)
http://www.thiefware.com/whenu/
- TopText Disabler
http://www.thiefware.com/disabler/
-
- VX2 Finder
-
http://www.pchell.com/downloads/vx2finder.exe (direct download)
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