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	Zango Search Assistant before December 2004

Details of the Zango Search Assistant before December 2004 are shown below. This threat can be detected and cleaned using PestBlock Anti-Spyware.


Name:	Zango Search Assistant before December 2004
Type:	Hijacker
Risk:
Description:	Zango is a hijacker. www.zango.com says it redirects you to websites of interest. The search engine does work but after a short time it resets your homepage to about:blank and offers you choice of search categories.Note that newer versions of Zango are not threats and are named Zango Search Assistant 'after' December 2004, which is different from this Zango which is an actual threat.

Removal
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Registry Items:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{5CDE145A-B6B9-408D-A8CC-F9CA040BA7A4}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A077A462-0B6C-43BD-AF09-5E55A0CC902C}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A74CD7DE-EA6F-11D4-ABF3-000102378429}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Interface\{A74CD7DF-EA6F-11D4-ABF3-000102378429}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{344EE577-2027-4714-82FF-0D7538488547}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{A74CD7DD-EA6F-11D4-ABF3-000102378429}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{FF0312E0-F60C-4109-94B8-0A564A58E43B}
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WinRes.WindowsResources
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\WinRes.WindowsResources.1
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZangoInstaller.ZangoInstaller
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ZangoInstaller.ZangoInstaller.1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units\v2cab
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\v2.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\ZangoInstaller.dll
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ModuleUsage\C:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Program Files\ZangoLib.dll
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Pdoe

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