Zango.Sudoku Adware

Zango.Sudoku malware description and removal detail
Categories:Adware
Also known as:

[Kaspersky]AdWare.Win32.180Sulotions.as;
[McAfee]Adware-ZangoSA

Visible Symptoms:
Files in system folders:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\npclntax.dll
[%COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY%]\Active Sudoku 1.0.lnk
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\Active Sudoku\Active Sudoku 1.0.lnk
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\Active Sudoku\Skins editor.lnk
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\Active Sudoku\Uninstall Active Sudoku.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\BrownGlass.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\Longhorn.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\RealOne.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\SportsBlue.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\ThemeBuilder.EXE
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\xpsilver.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Sudoku.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Sudoku.ini
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\unins000.dat
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\unins000.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\npclntax.dll
[%COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY%]\Active Sudoku 1.0.lnk
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\Active Sudoku\Active Sudoku 1.0.lnk
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\Active Sudoku\Skins editor.lnk
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\Active Sudoku\Uninstall Active Sudoku.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\BrownGlass.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\Longhorn.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\RealOne.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\SportsBlue.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\ThemeBuilder.EXE
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\xpsilver.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Sudoku.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Sudoku.ini
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\unins000.dat
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\unins000.exe

In order to ensure that the Zango.Sudoku is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the Zango.Sudoku adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:
HKLM\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Sudoku.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\unins000.exe

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

Detecting Zango.Sudoku:

Files:
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\npclntax.dll
[%COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY%]\Active Sudoku 1.0.lnk
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\Active Sudoku\Active Sudoku 1.0.lnk
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\Active Sudoku\Skins editor.lnk
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\Active Sudoku\Uninstall Active Sudoku.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\BrownGlass.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\Longhorn.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\RealOne.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\SportsBlue.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\ThemeBuilder.EXE
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\xpsilver.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Sudoku.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Sudoku.ini
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\unins000.dat
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\unins000.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Mozilla Firefox\plugins\npclntax.dll
[%COMMON_DESKTOPDIRECTORY%]\Active Sudoku 1.0.lnk
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\Active Sudoku\Active Sudoku 1.0.lnk
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\Active Sudoku\Skins editor.lnk
[%COMMON_PROGRAMS%]\Active Sudoku\Uninstall Active Sudoku.lnk
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\BrownGlass.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\Longhorn.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\RealOne.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\SportsBlue.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\ThemeBuilder.EXE
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Skins\xpsilver.sui
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Sudoku.exe
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\Sudoku.ini
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\unins000.dat
[%PROGRAM_FILES%]\Active Sudoku\unins000.exe

Registry Keys:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\sudokupuzzle
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\sudoku

Registry Values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\active sudoku_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\active sudoku_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\active sudoku_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\active sudoku_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\active sudoku_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\active sudoku_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\active sudoku_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\active sudoku_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\active sudoku_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\active sudoku_is1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\active sudoku_is1

Removing Zango.Sudoku:

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

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.Sudoku manually.

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

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

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