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Friday
2016-03-01, 12:18
The following instructions have been created to help you to get rid of "Ad.DoughGo" manually.
Use this guide at your own risk; software should usually be better suited to remove malware, since it is able to look deeper.

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Threat Details:

Categories:
adware
bho

Description:
Ad.DoughGo is a browser add-on that displays advertisements and sponsored links.
Privacy Statement:
http://www.doughgo.biz/Privacy
Links (be careful!):

: ttp://www.doughgo.biz
: ttp://wwwdoughgobiz-a.akamaihd.net/favicon.ico
Removal Instructions:

Files:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these files.

A file with an unknown location named "{735c7dda-e3b7-44f2-8521-a39cc0d289b2}.xpi".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\DoughGo.BOAS.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\DoughGo.BOASHelper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\DoughGo.BOASPRT.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\DoughGo.BrowserAdapter.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\DoughGo.BRT.Helper.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\DoughGo.ExpExt.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\DoughGo.PurBrowse.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\DoughGo.PurBrowse64.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\DoughGoBA.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\DoughGoBAApp.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\DoughGoBrowserFilter.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.BOAS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.Bromon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.BroStats.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.BrowserAdapter.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.BrowserAdapterS.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.BrowserFilterG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.BRT.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.CompatibilityChecker.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.DspSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.ExpExt.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.FeSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.FFUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.GCUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.IEUpdate.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.Msvcmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.OfSvc.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.PurBrowse.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.PurBrowseG.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins\DoughGo.Repmon.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\utilDoughGo.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\DoughGo.Common.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\DoughGo.FirstRun.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\DoughGo.ico".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\DoughGoBHO.dll".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\DoughGouninstall.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\updateDoughGo.exe".
The file at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\updater.exe".
The file at "<$SYSDIR>\drivers\{735c7dda-e3b7-44f2-8521-a39cc0d289b2}w64.sys".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.DoughGo uses rootkit technologies, use the rootkit scanner integrated into Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) 2.x or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify files!

Important: There are more files that cannot be safely described in simple words. Please use Spybot-S&D (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd) to remove them.

Folders:

Please use Windows Explorer or another file manager of your choice to locate and delete these folders.

The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin\plugins".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo\bin".
The directory at "<$PROGRAMFILES>\DoughGo".
Make sure you set your file manager to display hidden and system files. If Ad.DoughGo uses rootkit technologies, use our RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).
You will have to use a global search for files without a name specified. Be extra careful, because just the name might not be enough to identify folders!

Registry:

You can use regedit.exe (included in Windows) to locate and delete these registry entries.

Delete the registry key "DoughGo" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\".
Delete the registry key "DoughGo" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall".
Delete the registry key "Update DoughGo" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update DoughGo" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet002\Services\".
Delete the registry key "Update DoughGo" at "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet003\Services\".
Delete the registry value "id" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DoughGo\".
Delete the registry value "iid" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DoughGo\".
Delete the registry value "is" at "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DoughGo\".
If Ad.DoughGo uses rootkit technologies, use our RegAlyzer (http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=regalyzer), RootAlyzer (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=8) or our Total Commander anti-rootkit plugins (http://forums.spybot.info/downloads.php?id=3).

Final Words:

If neither Spybot-S&D nor self help did resolve the issue or you would prefer one on one help,
Please read these instructions (http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=288) before requesting assistance,
Then start your own thread in the Malware Removal Forum (http://forums.spybot.info/forumdisplay.php?f=22) where a volunteer analyst will advise you as soon as available.