Associated Malware Groups
The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware group:
File Behavior
ZANGOSA.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:
- This Process sends MIME Email
- Adds a Registry Key (RUN) to auto start Programs on system start up
- Adds products to the system registry
- Registers a Dynamic Link Library File
- Can communicate with other computer systems using HTTP protocols
- Looks at the contents of the autoexec.bat file
- Reads email address and phone book details
- Uses DNS to retrieve the IP address for web sites
- Visits web sites on your PC without you knowing
- Executes a Process
- This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
- Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
- Makes outbound connections to other computers using NETBIOSOUT protocols
- Can communicate with other computers using TCP protocols
- The process hooks code into all running processes which could allow it to take control of the system or record keyboard input, mouse activity and screen contents
- This process creates other processes on disk
ZANGOSA.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:
- Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
- Executed as a Process
- Created as a process on disk
- Deleted as a process from disk
- Terminated as a Process
- Registered as a Dynamic Link Library File
- Victim of a Heap Based Buffer Overflow Exploit
- Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Country Of Origin
The filename ZANGOSA.EXE was first seen on Jul 17 2007 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:
- on Jul 17 2007
- Belgium on Jul 17 2007
- Uruguay on Aug 2 2007
- Italy on Aug 2 2007
- Bulgaria on Mar 31 2009
Filesizes
The following file size has been seen:
- 763,656 bytes
- 767,752 bytes
- 762,632 bytes
File Type
The filename ZANGOSA.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.
File Activity
One or more files with the name ZANGOSA.EXE creates, deletes, copies or moves the following files and folders:
- Opens/modifes c:\autoexec.bat
Network Activity
One or more files with the name ZANGOSA.EXE performs the following network events:
- DNS Lookup te.zango.com
- DNS Lookup64.94.137.55 te.zango.com
Website Activity
One or more files with the name ZANGOSA.EXE interacts with the following web sites and pages. Web addresses have been deliberately modified to prevent unintentional use.
- Remote server connection to te .zango .co
- Port 80 IP:64.94.137.55
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