Remove Scoot. Description and removal instructions

 
Title: Scoot

Type: Trojans
Severity scale:Scoot severity is 51  (51 / 100)
 
Scoot is a trojan that downloads malicious code from the Internet and executes it on the infected computer. This may install other parasites or otherwise damage the system. Scoot also collects some system information and transfers it to a predetermined remote host. The trojan can inject itself into legitimate processes in order to avoid detection. It secretly runs on every Windows startup.


Related files: syst[X].exe, svch[X].exe, tmp_[X].exe, win_[X].exe, syst[X].dll, svch[X].dll, tmp_[X].dll, win_[X].dll

Scoot properties:
• Connects itself to the internet
• Hides from the user
• Stays resident in background

Automatic Scoot removal:

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Scoot manual removal:

Kill processes:
syst[X].exe, svch[X].exe, tmp_[X].exe, win_[X].exe
Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\AppInit_DLLs=%System%\syst[X].dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\AppInit_DLLs=%System%\svch[X].dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\AppInit_DLLs=%System%\tmp_[X].dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows\AppInit_DLLs=%System%\win_[X].dll
Unregister DLLs:
syst[X].dll, svch[X].dll, tmp_[X].dll, win_[X].dll

Delete files:
syst[X].exe, svch[X].exe, tmp_[X].exe, win_[X].exe, syst[X].dll, svch[X].dll, tmp_[X].dll, win_[X].dll
Misc:
Scoot does not install all the files and registry keys listed above, but creates only a few of them.

Scoot files reside in default system directory, which is one of the following: C:\WINDOWS\System, C:\WINDOWS\System32, C:\WINNT\System32.

Other programs to remove Scoot:

• SUPERAntiSpyware - Review - Download
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• Windows Defender - Review - Download

Information added: 03/11/06
Information updated: 03/11/06

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