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{{Infobox_Software
 |name = Bugoff
 |logo = 
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 |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]
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'''Bugoff''' is a small [[anti-spyware]] application that disables several commonly unused functionalities of Windows. It was written by Merijn Bellekom, the creator of [[HijackThis]] and [[CWShredder]]. It does not remove existing infections but blocks some of the more common routes that [[spyware]] programs use to enter a system. Because these functions also have legitimate uses, disabling them could also cause legitimate applications to malfunction.

==Features==
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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:
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* [[MHTML]] Protocol - Used primarily by [[Outlook 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 in [[JScript]] and [[VBScript]] that can be disabled by Bugoff:
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* Microsoft.[[XMLHTTP]] Object - Used primarily by [[AJAX]] websites. Also used by [[Windows Update]]. 
* [[ADODB]].Stream Object - A Microsoft patch has been released to disable this WSH Object. (Q870669)
* Shell.Application Object - Used primarily by [[system administrator]]s in [[shell script]]s.
* WScript.Shell Object - Used primarily by system administrators in shell scripts. 

[[Category:Spyware removal]]⏎
[[Category:Windows-only software]]