Our Evil Eight represent both common and especially pernicious spyware threats. We found them all bundled in a single audio application. If you installed all of these, your computer would be weighed down by pop-ups and browser toolbars--and some of this spyware downloads additional spyware programs and reinstalls itself when you try to get rid of it.
180 Search Assistant
Publisher: 180solutions Classified as: Adware Main effects: Directs users to advertiser Web sites; collects browser history; collects users' IP addresses, though its privacy policy says it won't use them for personal identification
BargainBuddy
Publisher: eXact Advertising Classified as: Adware Main effects: Displays ads; reinstalls itself; collects personal information while tracking Web activities
BookedSpace
Publisher: BookedSpace Classified as: Adware Main effects: Displays ads; installs other third-party spyware programs
DownloadWare
Publisher: Fordale Classified as: Dialer/Hijacker/Adware/Trojan horse Main effects: Connects to the Internet; downloads and installs other third-party programs; disables other programs; collects personally identifiable information; displays ads
eXact Search Bar
Publisher: eXact Advertising Classified as: Adware Main effects: Displays pop-up ads; installs Internet Explorer toolbar
PerfectNav
Publisher: eUniverse Classified as: Adware/Trojan horse Main effects: Displays pop-up ads; installs Internet Explorer toolbar; collects personally identifiable information
Lycos Sidesearch
Publisher: Lycos Classified as: Hijacker Main effects: Hijacks search function; embeds advertising links into other Web pages Update: Lycos has discontinued distribution of Sidesearch.
Zserv
Publisher: Zserv.biz Classified as: Adware Main effects: Displays pop-up ads
