Ok so my nephews computer has Zango on it. How to remove? - GoFuckYourself.com

Brad Mitchell · 11-28-2007, 11:29 AM

All this talk about Zango and when I'm over at there house I drew a blank as to how to completely remove the piece of shit from their computer. Add/Remove programs is shady, it suggests that Zango is actually not installed when it really is and then asks if I wanted to remove Zango from the add/remove programs menu. God damn, I would have thought doing this would be something the FTC would have punished them for.

1) Is there any commercial product that would have protected them against the install?

2) What can I run to remove this? I don't have the attention span or time to do all the registry work that needs to be done.

Thanks in advance!

Brad

WiredGuy · 11-28-2007, 11:37 AM

I thought the FTC settlement they entered into required them to make uninstallation as easy as possible?
WG

Ice · 11-28-2007, 11:42 AM

ZangoSearch manual removal:
Kill processes:
installershell.exe, zangoinstaller.exe, zanu.exe

how to kill malicious processes

Delete registry values:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\zanu
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\Zango [application name]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{E5B57 AB3-15F8-43A2-ABAC-3E58A9C25818}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{21B4ACC4-8874-4AEC-AEAC-F567A249B4D4}
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RAS Autodial\Control\LoginSessionDisable=1
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\[game name]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\Zango [application name]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\zanu
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\zanuHKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\zanu
HELP:
how to remove registry entries

Delete files:
installershell.exe, zangoinstaller.exe, zanu.exe

how to remove harmful files

Delete directories:
C:\Program Files\ZangoClient
C:\Program Files\Zango Applications
C:\Program Files\Zango Games
C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Application Data\Zango [application name]
C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Start Menu\Programs\Zango
C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Start Menu\Programs\Zango Games
Misc:
[application name] is a name of a program installed by ZangoSearch.
[game name] is a name of a computer game installed by ZangoSearch.

Brad Mitchell · 11-28-2007, 12:47 PM

Thank you Ice! I'm surprised the FTC didn't make them put up a removal program. Ack.

Brad

pornguy · 11-28-2007, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brad Mitchell

Thank you Ice! I'm surprised the FTC didn't make them put up a removal program. Ack.

Brad

It would just reinstall zango 30 days later, and they would say Opps. How did that happen.

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Shagbunny · 11-28-2007, 01:02 PM

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11-28-2007, 11:29 AM	#1
Brad Mitchell Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southfield, MI Posts: 9,813	Ok so my nephews computer has Zango on it. How to remove? All this talk about Zango and when I'm over at there house I drew a blank as to how to completely remove the piece of shit from their computer. Add/Remove programs is shady, it suggests that Zango is actually not installed when it really is and then asks if I wanted to remove Zango from the add/remove programs menu. God damn, I would have thought doing this would be something the FTC would have punished them for. 1) Is there any commercial product that would have protected them against the install? 2) What can I run to remove this? I don't have the attention span or time to do all the registry work that needs to be done. Thanks in advance! Brad __________________ President at MojoHost \| brad at mojohost dot com \| Skype MojoHostBrad 71 industry awards for hosting and professional excellence since 1999

11-28-2007, 11:37 AM	#2
WiredGuy Pounding Googlebot Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 34,497	I thought the FTC settlement they entered into required them to make uninstallation as easy as possible? WG __________________ I play with Google.

11-28-2007, 11:42 AM	#3
Ice Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Sunny California Posts: 26,053	ZangoSearch manual removal: Kill processes: installershell.exe, zangoinstaller.exe, zanu.exe how to kill malicious processes Delete registry values: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\zanu HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Run\Zango [application name] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\TypeLib\{E5B57 AB3-15F8-43A2-ABAC-3E58A9C25818} HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{21B4ACC4-8874-4AEC-AEAC-F567A249B4D4} HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\RAS Autodial\Control\LoginSessionDisable=1 HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\[game name] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\Zango [application name] HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\Curr entVersion\Uninstall\zanu HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\zanuHKEY_CURRENT_USER\ Software\zanu HELP: how to remove registry entries Delete files: installershell.exe, zangoinstaller.exe, zanu.exe how to remove harmful files Delete directories: C:\Program Files\ZangoClient C:\Program Files\Zango Applications C:\Program Files\Zango Games C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Application Data\Zango [application name] C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Start Menu\Programs\Zango C:\Documents and Settings\[Current User]\Start Menu\Programs\Zango Games Misc: [application name] is a name of a program installed by ZangoSearch. [game name] is a name of a computer game installed by ZangoSearch. __________________ icq 1904905

11-28-2007, 12:47 PM	#4
Brad Mitchell Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Southfield, MI Posts: 9,813	Thank you Ice! I'm surprised the FTC didn't make them put up a removal program. Ack. Brad __________________ President at MojoHost \| brad at mojohost dot com \| Skype MojoHostBrad 71 industry awards for hosting and professional excellence since 1999

11-28-2007, 12:53 PM	#6
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11-28-2007, 01:02 PM	#8
Shagbunny Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: wut Posts: 3,028	thx for the ref