How to remove the zangohook virus

Most antivirus programs identify zangohook.dll as malware.
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Zangohook.dll file information

The process known as Zango or zango

belongs to software Zango Search Assistant or Zango or zango or Sword of the Spirit or Mjuice Components or Acoustica Effects Pack or MGI PhotoSuite

by 180solutions (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zango_(company)) or Zango (www.zango.com).

Description: zangohook.dll is located in a subfolder of "C:\Program Files". Known file sizes on Windows 7/XP are 133,232 bytes (65% of all occurrences), 126,976 bytes, 141,424 bytes, 143,720 bytes or 118,784 bytes.
This .dll file is a Browser Helper Object (BHO) that runs automatically every time you start your Internet browser. BHOs are not stopped by personal firewalls, because they are identified by the firewall as your browser itself. BHOs are often used by adware and spyware. The unique ID of this BHO is 21B4ACC4-8874-4AEC-AEAC-F567A249B4D4 or 56F1D444-11BF-4879-A12B-79CF0177F038. There is no information about the author of the file. The program is not visible. Zangohook.dll is able to change the behavior or monitor Internet Explorer. The file is not a Windows system file. It is a Verisign signed file. It is digitally signed. zangohook.dll is able to record inputs. Therefore the technical security rating is 46% dangerous, however also read the users reviews.
In case of problems with zangohook.dll, you can uninstall Zango Search Assistant or Zango software via Windows Control Panel/Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP) or Programs and Features (Windows 7/Vista).

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Important: Some malware camouflages itself as zangohook.dll, particularly when located in the c:\windows or c:\windows\system32 folder. Therefore, you should check the zangohook.dll process on your PC to see if it is a threat. We recommend Security Task Manager for verifying your computer's security. This was one of the Top Download Picks of The Washington Post and PC World.

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User Comments

installiert sich mit bearshare, modifiziert startseite etc
nightscreen

Zango ist irgendein drecksprogramm das ständig browser fenster öffnet löschen! kann keinen guten effekt haben

is a miner program meaning it will read out what you surf and send it to the master server, installs with bearshare.
thomas

zangohook.dll ist meiner Meinung nach schädlich und schwer zu entfernen!(für mich zumindest) Wer probleme hat "Zango" überhaupt zu entfernen, sollte zunächst das programm löschen, was es hervorgerufen hat! Sehr bekannt bei welchem programm es häufig auftritt is Bearshare pro...die kostenlose version, denn bei dieser version, wird zango mit runtergeladen! Habe ich zumindest gehört.
Schnocko (further information)

Spyware/Adware I don't know where I saw it, but Zango is a program to download videos and games, but in return it give you several targeted ads. It was said to be time consuming and difficult to remove all the files. (You can't just use Window's Add/Remove Programs because it leaves several files in you registry)
justme (further information)

Summary: Average user rating of zangohook.dll: based on 7 votes with 5 reviews.

2 users think it's probably harmless. 1 user think it's neither essential nor dangerous. 4 users suspect danger.

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