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Tip from the PitCrew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

Furthermore, perhaps the quickest and most straight forward method to detect malware is through a running process analysis.

Process Library

  

oeaddon.exe (Zango)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 0 MB


PC Pitstop Analysis

OEAddOn.exe - Adware: Software that displays pop-up/pop-under advertisements when the primary user interface is not visible, or which do not appear to be associated with the product.
Reasons For Retention
Based on eTrust Anti-Spyware Scorecard v3.0 on the 23rd of January 2007.
Zango Search Assistant violates criteria 11 which states:
Updates itself or any other item without clear notice to the user and obtaining user permission at time of update.


Recommendation

PC Pitstop Exterminate

oeaddon.exe is spyware/adware. PC Pitstop recommends strongly that all adware and spyware be immediately removed. This application category consumes considerable system resources and the performance gain is quite noticeable. Furthermore, adware/spyware pose a security risk to your computer as it sends your personal information back to the mothership.

PC Pitstop Exterminate removes oeaddon.exe and all other forms of malware and spyware. Run a free scan and analysis to learn how to quickly and easily rid your computer of adware and spyware.



Identification

In addition to the file name, oeaddon.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Zango
Product contains:Zango
File name contains:\Zango\

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.


MD5 Hashes

MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called oeaddon.exe, we have detected more than 20 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.
MD5 Report Summary
Program NameMD5 Count
oeaddon.exe> 20
#MD5Size
10xf28d98123e462ee0b446fbee771a1db891656 bytes
20x1e24c136965b61d57d2667734ed9ba3e91400 bytes
30x17a1b96190d2a67c18961f4e7448052a91400 bytes
40x7f00303929c879b7df9a65389914e05691400 bytes
50x5eea1e0239713c59dffbd3dd5288a7ee91400 bytes
60xdf3996b3fe9a98ed469b31e3dee986a391400 bytes
70xfb0fc581379a176a144da67767c4f2aa91400 bytes
80xdde676171286233f9b07d5e9f262bb0c91400 bytes
90x30457a35770bb057bea9bb8b5ad0457391400 bytes
100xf2e81d583d00ebb8bbbe93fdd757f64791400 bytes
110x992ca12a574515e8e22caaca093f053791400 bytes
120xf98f159b8d0808d03dd1edf7be47abc891400 bytes
130x6e7e87de9888923fc36957c9211e583891400 bytes
140xede71e0be0a1bdf35edaa1e1cc4559a291400 bytes
150x710feb21c9fc7a25753004b634d3b25091400 bytes
160xd17aca9addd2d1cda142b8adad8733f491400 bytes
170x5e489162075b1904faf9277620b85a7091400 bytes
180x1537a3a75f772e0bb6222e31b649d136433664 bytes
190x40a963801c685cbadc74af9947144e7391400 bytes
200xbbd47421dc76e9fad1d7e58cbcb6572291400 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. oeaddon.exe (Zango) has been seen on 0.00% of systems tested at PC Pitstop. As a point of comparison, it is rare for a particular malicious program (virus or spyware) to be seen on more than one or two percent of all systems tested. The average RAM memory usage for this process was 0 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.


Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://www.zango.com

Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/pest/pest.aspx?id=453094136

Important note: A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory. If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.