Zango Adware

Zango malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware,Hijacker,Toolbar
Also known as:

[Kaspersky]Adware.Win32.180Solutions.ax;
[McAfee]Adware-ZangoSA;
[Other]Adware.ZangoSearch,Zango.SearchAssisstant
Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbCoreSrv.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbHostIE.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbSrv.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbToolbar.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbCoreSrv.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbHostIE.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbSrv.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbToolbar.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbWallpaper.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbCoreSrv.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbHostIE.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbSrv.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbToolbar.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbCoreSrv.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbHostIE.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbSrv.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbToolbar.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbWallpaper.dll

In order to ensure that the Zango is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the Zango adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbSrv.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbSrv.exe

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

Detecting Zango:

Files:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbCoreSrv.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbHostIE.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbSrv.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbToolbar.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbCoreSrv.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbHostIE.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbSrv.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbToolbar.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbWallpaper.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbCoreSrv.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbHostIE.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbSrv.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.2.0\ZbToolbar.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbCoreSrv.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbHostIE.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbSrv.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbToolbar.dll
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar\Bin\4.8.3.0\ZbWallpaper.dll

Folders:
[%APPDATA%]\ZangoToolbar
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\ZangoToolbar

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{0ebacaf2-e0f9-47a9-98cf-0ecce30b654c}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{37e5d130-e81c-43e5-a2ad-9c155467f334}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{5CBE2611-C31B-401F-89BC-4CBB25E853D7}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{7585af6a-6d68-4896-a1a1-f23aa8fcf9f1}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{8109fd3d-d891-4f80-8339-50a4913ace6f}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{97ce9a1f-672e-4cf4-b483-9de6bcb4cb1e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{ac17d2fb-6c7a-47b7-bb3d-ec879bc3c911}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{cf1a5756-f372-463e-bc20-1d3d58f4b9af}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{d318484f-1800-441a-8661-a1dea5f8800e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{06784c15-b640-40f8-aee8-3c1a3c7a899c}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{195ef37c-0ff4-4aef-b51b-47d326f01978}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{1d5df418-73ea-4b20-b0d1-5f9c6c949cb0}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{30022029-2c17-4a99-87d2-a382c674a19d}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{3a6691ea-c844-46f2-9237-1386a85ce119}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{3d2e7662-85fb-4cc1-875c-a624b1aa5d96}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{610e0e95-8f2f-4b71-966e-f91701d4dc2c}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{67a89831-6bc7-4cc0-a2c3-560f9a581e64}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{72feeb09-bb27-46d3-a06d-930d4d544227}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{736918fe-2349-4230-ba9a-1f23649e32ad}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{85e06077-c824-43d0-a8dc-5efb17bc348a}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{89d36231-6bd9-4e20-bba0-fd28c3a83c40}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{972bc913-312c-44b7-aa91-4ae3ec2e264b}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{a0ba9f0f-bcef-49cf-8a8e-d87e19e066f3}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{a53762b6-30f7-469f-ba92-13d63cf09a93}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{b24ff4f6-d327-4208-8840-68ccef7d6125}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{bd31df26-7178-41f4-88dd-f16b82d827ca}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{c4db76d5-b430-4652-8599-7cd2c8fe6cc6}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{e4662b0a-da6b-4408-a73b-5a2bbb2b0cc8}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{e775c662-85d0-438e-82f0-6bce20a8e154}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{e977de7c-34ea-4876-b333-207c4504589e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{049b9813-c417-4a47-a893-604fad16b251}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{4dbe6b29-59fc-400c-915b-fb57a5cd533e}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{5937cd7f-1c0b-41e1-9075-60ebdf3c7d34}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{7586a473-7a57-4641-8155-e87135d0e2f4}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\typelib\{dc92ee2e-df2d-4a80-a48b-17377c81cfc2}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zangohook.sabho
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zangohook.sabho.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zangotoolbar.zbcommband
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zangotoolbar.zctoolband
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zangotoolbar.zctoolband.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zbcoresrv.lfgax
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zbcoresrv.zbcoreservices
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zbhostie.bho
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zbsrv.zbcoreservices
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zbtoolbar.zbhtmlmenuui
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zbtoolbar.zbtoolbarctl
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zbtools.hbmain
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\zangotoolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\explorer bars\{0ebacaf2-e0f9-47a9-98cf-0ecce30b654c}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{5CBE2611-C31B-401F-89BC-4CBB25E853D7}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\zango toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\zangotoolbarwebtools
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\zango programs
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\zangotoolbar
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clsid\{5cbe2611-c31b-401f-89bc-4cbb25e853d7}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\explorer\browser helper objects\{5cbe2611-c31b-401f-89bc-4cbb25e853d7}

Registry Values:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{06784c15-b640-40f8-aee8-3c1a3c7a899c}\typelib
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{195ef37c-0ff4-4aef-b51b-47d326f01978}\typelib
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\interface\{1d5df418-73ea-4b20-b0d1-5f9c6c949cb0}\typelib
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\explorer bars\{0ebacaf2-e0f9-47a9-98cf-0ecce30b654c}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\zangotoolbarwebtools
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\zangotoolbarwebtools
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\zangotoolbarwebtools
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\zangotoolbarwebtools
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\explorer bars\{0ebacaf2-e0f9-47a9-98cf-0ecce30b654c}, barsize=23,01,00,00,00,00,00
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\fdlgyaph
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar

Removing Zango:

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

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 Zango manually.

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

  1. Use Task Manager to terminate the Zango process.
  2. Delete the original Zango 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.

ExterminateIt effectively and automatically removes Zango from you computer and is a good solution for those who are seeking easy and effective protection for their computer from Trojan Horses, Rootkits, Backdoors, spyware, botnets, keystroke loggers, dialers and other malicious software(malware).

Download ExterminateIt! to instantly get rid of Zango!

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