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Scaggy malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware
Also known as:

[Kaspersky]AdWare.Win32.BookedSpace,AdWare.Win32.BookedSpace.h;
[McAfee]Adware-BkdSpace.dr,Adware-BkdSpace;
[Other]Adware.PStrip
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\temp.fr????
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32.ex_
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32a.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32o.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32o.dll_tobedeleted
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32r.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32s.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\cs_cache.ini
[%WINDOWS%]\stub_mma2.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\stub_track4.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\Uninstall.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\__delete_on_reboot__c_f_g_3_2_._e_x_e_
[%WINDOWS%]\stub_track3.exe

In order to ensure that the Scaggy is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the Scaggy adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32a.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\stub_mma2.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\stub_track4.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\Uninstall.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\stub_track3.exe

Platforms / OS: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows NT, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista

Detecting Scaggy:

Files:
[%PROFILE_TEMP%]\temp.fr????
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32.ex_
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32a.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32o.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32o.dll_tobedeleted
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32r.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\cfg32s.dll
[%WINDOWS%]\cs_cache.ini
[%WINDOWS%]\stub_mma2.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\stub_track4.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\Uninstall.exe
[%WINDOWS%]\__delete_on_reboot__c_f_g_3_2_._e_x_e_
[%WINDOWS%]\stub_track3.exe

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\appid\scaggy.dll
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\appid\{90a52f08-64ac-4dc6-9d7d-451667029898}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{c68ae9c0-0909-4ddc-b661-c1afb9f59898}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{38493f7f-2922-4c6c-9a9a-8da2c940d0ee}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{6c51f7e9-8542-4f25-a30f-2060157752e1}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scaggy.insert
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\scaggy.insert.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{90a52f08-64ac-4dc6-9d7d-451667029898}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\cfg32
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\zabstract
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{C68AE9C0-0909-4DDC-B661-C1AFB9F59898}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\zabstract
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{3277cd27-4001-4ef8-9d96-c6ca745ac2f9}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{c68ae9c0-0909-4ddc-b661-c1afb9f59898}

Registry Values:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\cfg32\contextserver
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\run

Removing Scaggy:

An up-to-date copy of ExterminateIt should detect and prevent infection from Scaggy.

If you do not have ExterminateIt and you are worried that you may have infected computer,you could run trial version of ExterminateIt, or remove Scaggy manually.

To completely manually remove Scaggy malware from your computer,you need to delete the Windows registry keys and registry values, the files and foldersassociated with Scaggy.

1. Use Task Manager to terminate the Scaggy process.
2. Delete the original Scaggy file and folders.
3. Delete the system registry key parameters
4. Update your antivirus databases or buy antivirus software and perform a full scan of the computer.

We recommends that all Internet users
back up any important information on their computers,
enable maximum protection from network attacks and malicious code on their computers,
refrain from executing suspicious programs received from untrustworthy sources.

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