1. CoolWebSearch: This piece of spyware appeared in 2004. It is capable of changing the user's browser home page and showing pop-up ads to sites including pornographic ones.
2. Internet Optimizer: This spyware program redirects users, who by mistake types in a wrong URL, to a page full of advertisements.
3. Zango: Currently, this spyware program has a lot of promoters who get paid for making people install it into their systems. It collects the data regarding websites people visit, in order to display targeted ads. It also redirects users to affiliate tracking URLs to bag commissions from their purchases.
4. Popcorn.net: This piece of spyware was distributed by an online movie download service; it shows pop-up ads on user systems. It caused a lot of complaints at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Better Business Bureau (BBB).
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