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	Zango Search Assistant

Details of the Zango Search Assistant are shown below. This threat can be detected and cleaned using PestBlock Anti-Spyware.


Name:	Zango Search Assistant
Type:	Adware
Risk:
Description:	Zango Search Assistant delivers free entertainment through online and downloadable games, videos, music and an instant messenger service. In order for these services to be free, Zango produces targeted pop-up advertisements related to what you search or shop for online. To do this Zango collects keywords from websites you visit including portions of website addresses or URLs, which can include users search terms.

Removal
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Registry Items:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{F1F040D5-E8F8-4680-B101-9334E9773841}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\ZangoToolbar.DLL
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clientax.zangoclientax
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\clientax.zangoclientax.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{7F68E4EF-060B-43C0-AA49-DC0C572EF9FE}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{E775C662-85D0-438E-82F0-6BCE20A8E154}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{01BF19C2-59D3-43E9-A2CC-C2D62D8878D3}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{5937CD7F-1C0B-41E1-9075-60EBDF3C7D34}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zangohook.sabho
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\zangohook.sabho.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZangoToolbar.ZbTravelCompareBar
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZangoToolbar.ZbTravelCompareBar.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZangoToolbar.ZCToolBand
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZangoToolbar.ZCToolBand.1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\zango
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Zango Toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\bkvkxkl
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\zango
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\zango
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Zango Toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\zango
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Zango Programs
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Features\A9E65E1FEC7A4B7FAE7682ADF6F44FA5
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\2424FBBC908B4663A7AC81DEE47A21F6
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ZangoToolbar
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ClientAX.ZangoClientAX
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{031CBF6A-C70E-4177-A0D4-C5268EE311FB}
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\{72FEEB09-BB27-46D3-A06D-930D4D544227}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{736918FE-2349-4230-BA9A-1F23649E32AD}
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\{E977DE7C-34EA-4876-B333-207C4504589E}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{EC1A2105-5621-440F-987D-27EF428131D9}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{F5FC30C3-68AD-451B-8BC1-8ABD98F2C69A}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Oberontb.Band
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Oberontb.Band.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{049B9813-C417-4A47-A893-604FAD16B251}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{4DBE6B29-59FC-400C-915B-FB57A5CD533E}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{7586A473-7A57-4641-8155-E87135D0E2F4}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{AD76633E-E50D-4844-9E7F-4DFBC7C18467}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{DC92EE2E-DF2D-4A80-A48B-17377C81CFC2}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZangoToolbar.ZbCommBand
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZangoToolbar.ZbCommBand.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZbCoreSrv.LfgAx
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZbCoreSrv.LfgAx.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZbCoreSrv.ZbCoreServices
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZbCoreSrv.ZbCoreServices.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZbHostIE.Bho
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZbHostIE.Bho.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZbSrv.ZbCoreServices
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZbSrv.ZbCoreServices.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZbToolbar.ZbHtmlMenuUI
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZbToolbar.ZbHtmlMenuUI.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZbToolbar.ZbToolbarCtl
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZbToolbar.ZbToolbarCtl.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZbTools.HbMain
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZbTools.HbMain.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ZangoToolbarWebTools
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ZangoToolbar
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Features\A9E65E1FEC7A4B7FAE7682ADF6F44FA5\Data
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\5.0\User Agent\Post Platform\ZangoToolbar 4.8.2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Extensions\{1A93C934-025B-4c3a-B38E-9654A7003239}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Zango Easy Messenger
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Features\40C0B2840D7669A49BF466B03C4D63A3
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\40C0B2840D7669A49BF466B03C4D63A3
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\UpgradeCodes\43F24A3C7BD60AF4F8E98228C41689EC
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UpgradeCodes\43F24A3C7BD60AF4F8E98228C41689EC
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{482B0C04-67D0-4A96-B94F-660BC3D4363A}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ZangoSA
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Features\9EE2330AE5F4470CAC801BAAC83818C9
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Installer\Products\568267ACFC5644DAB06F058006DDBAE3
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\zangosa
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\{DBF00E12-281C-4dc8-A7EC-1FF45182439B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppID\ZangoSA_df.exe
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Zango.DesktopFlash
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Zango.DesktopFlash.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZangoAX.ClientDetector
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZangoAX.ClientDetector.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZangoAX.UserProfiles
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZangoAX.UserProfiles.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{08755390-F46D-4D09-968C-3430166B3189}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{087C4054-0A2B-4F35-B0DB-BED3E21650F4}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{0923208C-E259-4ED5-A778-CB607DA350AD}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{229D2451-A617-4B30-B5E8-8138694240CB}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{9720DE03-5820-4059-B4A4-639D5E52BD09}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{AD71E48F-6F47-4B63-9312-FAE879541C4D}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{C23FA5A4-1FEA-419F-8B14-F7465DF062BC}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{CCC6E232-AA4C-4813-A019-9C14B27776B6}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{DD1CB2D7-161D-4B84-AE5C-08D3FAED894F}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{BD937FFE-0352-4FDE-88F2-C30D1A9B25CF}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{EDDBB5EE-BB64-4bfc-9DBE-E7C85941335B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HBMain.CommBand
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HBMain.CommBand.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{1E5B2693-D348-4ca7-8364-4F5E51BF9C6D}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{2E54AC53-EFA4-4831-A3F6-B47B1A1937CF}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{54A3F8B7-228E-4ED8-895B-DE832B2C3959}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Ext\PreApproved\{BD937FFE-0352-4FDE-88F2-C30D1A9B25CF}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HostIE.Bho
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\HostIE.Bho.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{067C6A37-72EA-4437-863A-5BE20C246F3C}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1985FCE1-4043-4346-AE70-D0A0CD90BDD3}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{1A2AF056-1FE1-47CA-993D-5D09D18E674E}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{B247F5BF-BD9D-4ECD-8FC1-365F36A1FDA1}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\Extensions\Zango@Zango.com

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