List of spyware programs (English Wikipedia)

""CoolWebSearch". Parasite information database. Archived from the original on January 6, 2006. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
""InternetOptimizer". Parasite information database. Archived from the original on January 6, 2006. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
""WeatherBug". Parasite information database. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved September 4, 2008.

eweek.com (Global: 5,390^th place; English: 3,454^th place)

Roberts, Paul F. "Spyware meets Rootkit Stealth^{[permanent dead link]}". eweek.com. June 20, 2005.

extremetech.com (Global: 4,667^th place; English: 3,322^nd place)

"Facebook's New 'Onavo Protect' VPN is a Spyware App". ExtremeTech. 2018-02-14. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-14.

fastcompany.com (Global: 1,040^th place; English: 623^rd place)

Grothaus, Michael (23 August 2018). "Apple makes Facebook pull its spyware(ish) VPN from the App Store". Fast Company. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

ftc.gov (Global: 3,796^th place; English: 2,268^th place)

"FTC, Washington Attorney General Sue to Halt Unfair Movieland Downloads". Federal Trade Commission. August 15, 2006.
"Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (PDF, 25 pages)" (PDF). Federal Trade Commission. August 8, 2006.

gizmodo.com (Global: 474^th place; English: 329^th place)

McKay, Tom (2018-08-22). "Facebook Pulls Its Data-Harvesting Onavo VPN From App Store After Apple Says It Violates Rules". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

itpro.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Facebook's Protect security feature is essentially Spyware". IT PRO. Retrieved 2018-02-14.

jotti.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

virusscan.jotti.org

"Jotti's malware scan of FlashGet 3". Virusscan.jotti.org. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
"Jotti's malware scan of FlashGet 1.96". Virusscan.jotti.org. Archived from the original on May 10, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2010.

mashable.com (Global: 561^st place; English: 392^nd place)

Morse, Jack (2018-08-22). "Facebook to pull its creepy VPN Onavo from App Store after Apple pushback". Mashable. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

microsoft.com (Global: 153^rd place; English: 151^st place)

"BrowserModifier:Win32/Zwangi threat description - Windows Defender Security Intelligence". www.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

motherjones.com (Global: 2,008^th place; English: 1,197^th place)

Geiger, Gabriel; Black, Crofton; Freudenthal, Emmanuel; Coluccini, Riccardo. "The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2025-10-15.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Nicole Perlroth (August 30, 2012). "Software Meant to Fight Crime Is Used to Spy on Dissidents". The New York Times. Retrieved August 31, 2012.

pchell.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"What is Huntbar or Search Toolbar?". Pchell.com. Retrieved September 11, 2010.

play.google.com (Global: 1,228^th place; English: 1,005^th place)

"GO Keyboard - Emoji keyboard, Swipe input, GIFs". GOMO Dev Team.
"GO Keyboard - Emoticon keyboard, Free Theme, GIF". GOMO Dev Team.
"Malicious behavior".
"PRIVACY and security". GOMO Dev Team.

sunbelt-software.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

research.sunbelt-software.com

"Winpipe". Sunbelt Malware Research Labs. June 12, 2008. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008. It is possible that this spyware is distributed with the adware bundler WildTangent or from a threat included in that bundler.

sunbeltsoftware.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

research.sunbeltsoftware.com

"Adware.WildTangent". Sunbelt Malware Research Labs. June 12, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008.^{[permanent dead link]}

symantec.com (Global: 9,107^th place; English: 6,668^th place)

"Spyware.Screenspy - Symantec". Symantec. Archived from the original on January 7, 2007.

techcrunch.com (Global: 187^th place; English: 146^th place)

Perez, Sarah. "Facebook is pushing its data-tracking Onavo VPN within its main mobile app". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
"Apple removed Facebook's Onavo from the App Store for gathering app data". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-08-23.

theverge.com (Global: 114^th place; English: 90^th place)

"Facebook will pull its data-collecting VPN app from the App Store over privacy concerns". The Verge. Retrieved 2018-08-23.

virustotal.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Virustotal detection". Betanews. September 21, 2017.

wa.gov (Global: 2,121^st place; English: 1,217^th place)

atg.wa.gov

"Attorney General McKenna Sues Movieland.com and Associates for Spyware". Washington State Office of the Attorney General. August 14, 2006.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

""CoolWebSearch". Parasite information database. Archived from the original on January 6, 2006. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
"CA Spyware Information Center – HuntBar". .ca.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
""InternetOptimizer". Parasite information database. Archived from the original on January 6, 2006. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
"Facebook's New 'Onavo Protect' VPN is a Spyware App". ExtremeTech. 2018-02-14. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-14.
"BrowserModifier:Win32/Zwangi threat description - Windows Defender Security Intelligence". www.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
"Spyware.Screenspy - Symantec". Symantec. Archived from the original on January 7, 2007.
""WeatherBug". Parasite information database. Archived from the original on February 6, 2005. Retrieved September 4, 2008.
"Winpipe". Sunbelt Malware Research Labs. June 12, 2008. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2008. It is possible that this spyware is distributed with the adware bundler WildTangent or from a threat included in that bundler.
"How Did I Get Gator?". PC Pitstop. Retrieved July 27, 2005.
"eTrust Spyware Encyclopedia – FlashGet". Computer Associates. Retrieved July 27, 2005. Archived May 5, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
"Jotti's malware scan of FlashGet 3". Virusscan.jotti.org. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
"Jotti's malware scan of FlashGet 1.96". Virusscan.jotti.org. Archived from the original on May 10, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2010.

List of spyware programs (English Wikipedia)

9to5mac.com (Global: 2,742nd place; English: 1,754th place)

archive.today (Global: 14th place; English: 14th place)

benedelman.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

betanews.com (Global: low place; English: 7,673rd place)

boingboing.net (Global: 3,475th place; English: 2,144th place)

gadgets.boingboing.net

ca.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

www3.ca.com

ca.com

doxdesk.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

eweek.com (Global: 5,390th place; English: 3,454th place)

extremetech.com (Global: 4,667th place; English: 3,322nd place)

fastcompany.com (Global: 1,040th place; English: 623rd place)

ftc.gov (Global: 3,796th place; English: 2,268th place)

gizmodo.com (Global: 474th place; English: 329th place)

itpro.co.uk (Global: low place; English: low place)

jotti.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

virusscan.jotti.org

mashable.com (Global: 561st place; English: 392nd place)

microsoft.com (Global: 153rd place; English: 151st place)

motherjones.com (Global: 2,008th place; English: 1,197th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7th place; English: 7th place)

pchell.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

play.google.com (Global: 1,228th place; English: 1,005th place)

sunbelt-software.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

research.sunbelt-software.com

sunbeltsoftware.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

research.sunbeltsoftware.com

symantec.com (Global: 9,107th place; English: 6,668th place)

techcrunch.com (Global: 187th place; English: 146th place)

theverge.com (Global: 114th place; English: 90th place)

virustotal.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

wa.gov (Global: 2,121st place; English: 1,217th place)

atg.wa.gov

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

9to5mac.com (Global: 2,742^nd place; English: 1,754^th place)

archive.today (Global: 14^th place; English: 14^th place)

betanews.com (Global: low place; English: 7,673^rd place)

boingboing.net (Global: 3,475^th place; English: 2,144^th place)

eweek.com (Global: 5,390^th place; English: 3,454^th place)

extremetech.com (Global: 4,667^th place; English: 3,322^nd place)

fastcompany.com (Global: 1,040^th place; English: 623^rd place)

ftc.gov (Global: 3,796^th place; English: 2,268^th place)

gizmodo.com (Global: 474^th place; English: 329^th place)

mashable.com (Global: 561^st place; English: 392^nd place)

microsoft.com (Global: 153^rd place; English: 151^st place)

motherjones.com (Global: 2,008^th place; English: 1,197^th place)

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

play.google.com (Global: 1,228^th place; English: 1,005^th place)

symantec.com (Global: 9,107^th place; English: 6,668^th place)

techcrunch.com (Global: 187^th place; English: 146^th place)

theverge.com (Global: 114^th place; English: 90^th place)

wa.gov (Global: 2,121^st place; English: 1,217^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)