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September 22nd, 2008 21:00

Zango installed - help remove

My daughter downloaded some games Zango spyware and popups were downloaded on my laptop (Vista Ultimate edition SP1 operating system). 

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September 22nd, 2008 21:00

RNIEB, are you saying that "Zango spyware" resulting in popups was installed without the user's permission on your laptop?

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September 23rd, 2008 00:00

I was not around.  My daughter could have very well accepted the program when McAfee asked if she wanted to download.  The popups are very confusing....  The say you have a security problem and ask you to download antivirus protection.  She may have been confused.

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September 23rd, 2008 00:00

Thank you for the information. Yes, I believe it may have been confusing. Let's see if we can clean it up a bit.
Try running Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware.
Please download to your desktop Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware from Here or Here

Double Click mbam-setup.exe to install the application.
  • Make sure a checkmark is placed next to Update Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware and Launch Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, then click Finish.
  • If an update is found, it will download and install the latest version.
  • Once the program has loaded, select "Perform Quick Scan", then click Scan.
  • The scan may take some time to finish,so please be patient.
  • When the scan is complete, click OK, then Show Results to view the results.
  • Make sure that everything is checkedPhotobucket
    Click Remove Selected.
  • When disinfection is completed, a log will open in Notepad and you may be prompted to Restart.(See Extra Note)
  • The log is automatically saved by MBAM and can be viewed by clicking the Logs tab in MBAM.
  • If you are still having problems and/or would like a follow-up check to be sure the infection as well as vulnerabilities are gone, copy and paste the entire report into a New Message on the HijackThis Board. Also include a fresh HijackThis log. Instructions for downloading HijackThis are at the top of that forum.
    1. Just click the New Message button in the HijackThis forum here: http://www.dellcommunity.com/supportforums/board?board.id=si_hijack
    to start your own thread requesting assistance for a follow-up check to be sure the malware is gone.
    2. In the Message Body window that opens, simply Right-Click and select Paste.

Extra Note:
If MBAM encounters a file that is difficult to remove,you will be presented with 1 of 2 prompts,click OK to either and let MBAM proceed with the disinfection process,if asked to restart the computer, please do so immediately.



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