There are literally thousands of spyware-type programs on the Internet today. Below are the programs identified by the NDSU IT Security Officer as the top 11. Click on each name for more information. Alternate names may have different links and information.

1. Ezula
2. Ncase (180 Solutions or PopMonster)
3. Searchcentrix
4. SaveNow (SaveNow.dr)
5. BetterInet (BeterInet.dr or BetterInet.dldr)
6. PortalScan (Adware-PortalScan)
7. MarketScore (MarketScore.com)
8. WhenU (WhenUSearch or WhenU.dr)
9. IESearchBar
10. DFC
11. MemWatcher

Other commonly found programs that peform or contain unwanted functions:

• Aureate (McAfee.com information)
• BargainBuddy
• Bonzi
• Comet Cursor (Comet Systems)
• CoolWebSearch
• Cydoor
• Gator
• Iwon
• PurityScan (PurityScan.B or PurityScan.C)
• SafeSearch (SafeSearch.B or SafeSearch.C)
• SpywareNuker
• SuperBar
• WeatherBug
• Weathercast
• Xupiter (Xupiter.dldr)