SmitFraud:  https://www.2-spyware.com/remove-smitfraud.html [2-Spyware]
 Rogue scanners: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threats/rogue-scanners [MalwareBytes]
 Rogueware: Web of deceit https://www.scworld.com/feature/rogueware-web-of-deceit [SC Media]
 Conficker comes alive to promote Spyware Protect 2009 https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/219131/conficker-comes-alive-to-promote-spyware-protect-2009/ [BleepingComputer]

https://www.zdnet.com/article/top-10-rogue-anti-spyware/
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/rogue-security-software
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2004/10/ftc-cracks-down-spyware-operation

https://www.theregister.com/2009/04/21/zango

https://www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/scareware-morphs-into-ransomware
https://www.welivesecurity.com/2009/03/26/xrupter-scareware-meets-ransomware/
https://dropsuite.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Evolution-of-Ransomware-and-How-to-Protect-Yourself.pdf
https://grokipedia.com/page/vundo
https://security.nocdesigns.com/trojan_white_paper.htm

https://japan.cnet.com/article/20069610/
https://eset-info.canon-its.jp/malware_info/term/detail/00094.html
https://web.archive.org/web/20010807042904/http://www4.big.or.jp/~siro/mask2/hip.htm
https://blog.lastpass.com/posts/browser-hijacker
https://blackhat.com/presentations/bh-jp-05/bh-jp-05-shah-cole.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20041217091258/http://www.viruslist.com/en/trends