At last count, there are over 345 anti-spyware programs on the market. You will see on our review page that we recommend only five.

So why don't we cover the rest? Aside from the sheer volume of copycat software products that offer little or no additional value over these five products, the vast majority of the products on the market are considered "rogues". Since the opportunity has sprung up to build tools to combat spyware many unscrupulous companies have taken the opportunity to capitalize on the interest.

Rogue Spyware falls into two categories:

1. They claim to remove spyware, but actually install it (and sometimes charge you for their product!)

2. They've stolen their code from another vendor or free anti-spyware application.

Here's a very good article about one person's experience with rogue products.

Here is a full list of rogue products which is offically compiled here: http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

You should NOT purchase any of these products. Buyer beware!