Penguin Panic

It is a 'freeware' program from an adware vendor that bundles advertising software (adware) from the adware vendor itself. It is also known as advertising software, displays third-party advertising on the computer. The ads can take several forms, including pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, or links embedded within web pages or parts of the Windows interface. Some adware advertising might consists of text ads shown within the application itself or within side bars, search bars, and search results. Adware is often contextually or behaviorally based and tracks browsing habits in order to display ads that are meant to be relevant to the user.0

General information:

Malware Name:	Penguin Panic
Malware Type:	Adware
Company Name:	Zango
Company URL:	http://www.zango.com/
Threat Level:	Moderate Risk
Operating System:	WIN XP
Installation Type:	Installed through EXE
Operation:	Time of After Installation.

Company Description:

Zango is about giving users a free content experience on the Internet, while at the same time fueling an economy where content creators, web publishers and advertisers of any size can make money with time-shifted paid search. Zango's programs provide consumers free access to a large catalog of entertaining and informative content sponsored by time-shifted paid search. Its search assistant applications offer web publishers and content creators a legitimate and flexible means to monetize all types of content, including games and videos, and advertisers are able to increase their reach with new and highly targeted inventory.

Spyware Description:

It is a 'freeware' program from an adware vendor that bundles advertising software (adware) from the adware vendor itself. It is also known as advertising software, displays third-party advertising on the computer. The ads can take several forms, including pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, or links embedded within web pages or parts of the Windows interface. Some adware advertising might consists of text ads shown within the application itself or within side bars, search bars, and search results. Adware is often contextually or behaviorally based and tracks browsing habits in order to display ads that are meant to be relevant to the user.0

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> Displays third-party advertising on the computer -> Tracks browsing habits -> Degrade the performance and stability of the computer. -> Bundled with other adware0

Additional information might be found here:

	Search at Google for Penguin Panic
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Processes Running:

Penguin Panic.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location	Size (Bytes)	Type
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Penguin Panic.lnk	799	Shortcut
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Zango Programs\Penguin Panic\Penguin Panic.lnk	817	Shortcut
desktop \FREE STUFF.lnk	1422	Shortcut

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Zango Programs\Penguin Panic
C:\Documents and Settings\[USER]\Start Menu\Programs\Penguin Pani

Registry information Created after Installation: