- Bugoff
Infobox_Software
name = Bugoff
caption =
developer =
latest_release_version = 1.10
latest_release_date = August 25, 2004
operating_system =Microsoft Windows
genre = Malware removal
license =Freeware
website = [http://www.merijn.org/ www.merijn.org]Bugoff is a small
anti-spyware application that disables several commonly unused functionalities of Windows. It was written by Merijn Bellekom, the creator ofHijackThis andCWShredder . It does not remove existing infections but blocks some of the more common routes thatspyware programs use to enter a system. Because these functions also have legitimate uses, disabling them could also cause legitimate applications to malfunction.Features
The following lists functions that can be disabled by Bugoff. It lists the common non-exploitive usage of these functions.
Windows
URI scheme handler that can be disabled by Bugoff:
*MHTML Protocol - Used primarily byOutlook Express to view mails.
*InfoTech Storage (its) Protocol - Used primarily by Windows Help system.
* Microsoft InfoTech Storage (ms-its) Protocol - Used primarily by Windows Help system.
* MK Protocol - Used primarily by Windows Help system.Windows Script Host Objects used inJScript andVBScript that can be disabled by Bugoff:
* Microsoft.XMLHTTP Object - Used primarily byAJAX websites. Also used byWindows Update .
*ADODB .Stream Object - A Microsoft patch has been released to disable this WSH Object. (Q870669)
* Shell.Application Object - Used primarily bysystem administrator s inshell script s.
* WScript.Shell Object - Used primarily by system administrators in shell scripts.
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