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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

  

zangosa.exe (Zango Search Assistant)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 14 MB


PC Pitstop Analysis

ZangoSA.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

zangosa.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 zangosa.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, zangosa.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 zangosa.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
zangosa.exe> 20
#MD5Size
10x95224846ceffe861d104e6afcae63a6d762632 bytes
20x50a9cbc3fc567980664d712e91814721771336 bytes
30xb63c17d881905347294e624ad8b8e65c771336 bytes
40xd006ffd1b678a126ce3a71cba89d2d23771336 bytes
50x8de3c5fb81df2047bf1bf00deded6132902104 bytes
60xd7a91a2865b777fb3a360bb79445e4d1762632 bytes
70x0c75055bf0553dc1c22982106eb0997f768264 bytes
80x48f1c74dcadbd11f7d67f903e8bf94ae724232 bytes
90x1eb62d68ad584bd8ddedfe4b4afa49e31119232 bytes
100x7e8c08bc29c92be19d3c0de82179fdcc767752 bytes
110x8cff1cfbde517ea74eaa364b69c61368743176 bytes
120x434b4da29bf927942176d7fb8034521c762632 bytes
130xc38557fb8f6595850e523c687bb7786e724232 bytes
140x6f97c513d3d3d7e130df008f48884bb4949210 bytes
150x3cad8d70b7cdd530996c7b9e3fb651c7762632 bytes
160xa6fd611d2fc8aa59f9ef987cd3e9b3a8771336 bytes
170x40f71c470368fe35efc5d43fc87f9917724232 bytes
180x54e4a7a74081fcf10264b6fb4ef5b8bc762632 bytes
190x147e9edb1020bae4f6634933517912b5762632 bytes
200xa09cba5fcf44ebdf90a92d94d5eb03f9762632 bytes

PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. zangosa.exe (Zango Search Assistant) 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 14 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.