Should I remove DownTango?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
58% remove it42% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #12,778
United States Rank #16,658
Reach 0.0246%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 24.70 days
728.62 days >
Average installed length: 382.83 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
APPLICATION_VERSION_COMPLETE |
1.45% |
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1.1.1022 |
21.90% |
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1.0.716 |
26.45% |
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1.0.714 |
10.95% |
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1.0.702 |
0.21% |
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1.0.681 |
2.07% |
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1.0.679 |
16.12% |
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1.0.675 |
0.21% |
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1.0.672 |
0.62% |
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1.0.655 |
1.03% |
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1.0.640 |
11.57% |
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1.0.626 |
2.69% |
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1.0.619 |
0.62% |
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1.0.614 |
2.07% |
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1.0.609 |
1.24% |
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1.0.582 |
0.83% |
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DownTango
from Red Sky Sp. z o.o.
What is DownTango? (from Red Sky Sp. z o.o)
DownTango is an innovative approach to file acceleration downloads. It combines the best features every download accelerator should have and serves them in a beautiful and easy-to-use manner. DownTango makes it easy to get faster downloads, control your files and optimize system resources. You can still access your do... Read more
Overview
DownTango is a software program developed by Red Sky Sp. z o.o. The most common release is 1.0.716, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named downtango.exe. The setup package generally installs about 26 files and is usually about 35.56 MB (37,292,197 bytes). The program is built using the Nokia Qt cross-platforms native C++ framework. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 7. While about 27% of users of DownTango come from the United States, it is also popular in Iran and Germany.
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Integrates into the web browser
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in DownTango.
downtango.exe (9f7f3e2205bb8becac3147305ec1e695) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
Antiy-AVL |
2.0.3.7 |
Trojan/Win32.Agent |
Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0143 |
BackDoor.MaosBoot.1959 |
Kingsoft AntiVirus |
331020.49267 |
Win32.Troj.Agent.(kcloud) |
TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.143 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V1107 |
Program details
URL: downtango.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Red Sky\DownTango
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Red Sky\DownTango\Uninstaller.exe
Estimated size: 35.56 MB
Files installed by DownTango
Program executable: | downtango.exe (Malware detected) |
Name: | DownTango |
Path: | C:\Program Files\red sky\downtango\downtango.exe |
MD5: | 9f7f3e2205bb8becac3147305ec1e695 |
Additional files:
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DowntangoCertifiedToolbar.exe (by DownTango Launcher Toolbar) - DownTango Launcher Toolbar (DownTango Launcher Toolbar Setup)
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npDownTango.dll - DownTango Browser Plugin
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DownTangoFTToolbar.exe (by DownTango Launcher) - DownTango Launcher (DownTango Launcher Setup)
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npbrowserPlugin.dll - browser plugin
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DMIEDownTango.dll - DMIEDownTango
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qgif4.dll (by Nokia and/or its subsidiary(-ies)) - Qt4 (C++ application development framework.)
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qico4.dll (by Nokia and/or its subsidiary(-ies))
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qjpeg4.dll
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QtCore4.dll
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QtDeclarative4.dll
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QtGui4.dll
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QtNetwork4.dll
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QtScript4.dll
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QtSql4.dll
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QtXmlPatterns4.dll
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Uninstaller.exe
Behaviors exhibited
2 Google Chrome Plugins
- npDownTango.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npDownTango.dll'.
- npbrowserPlugin.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npbrowserPlugin.dll'.
Startup File (User Run)
- DownTango.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'DownTango' and executes as C:\Program Files\Red Sky\DownTango\DownTango.exe /minimized.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- DownTango.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Red Sky\DownTango\DownTango.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
DownTango.exe |
Memory: | 22.63 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0001174925% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00002051% | |
User CPU: | 0.00009698% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 33,244,500 | |
Switches/sec: | 191 | |
I/O reads/min: | 20.24 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 13.31 KB | |
How do I remove DownTango?
You can uninstall DownTango from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program DownTango, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove DownTango.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by DownTango you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 65%
Win 7 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 58%
Keep it 42%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
79.05% |
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Windows XP |
10.58% |
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Windows Vista |
6.02% |
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Windows 10 |
4.15% |
|
Windows Server 2003 |
0.21% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
38.62% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate |
27.35% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
10.86% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
8.56% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.80% |
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Windows 7 Starter |
1.88% |
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Geography
27.24% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
27.24% |
Iran |
6.34% |
Germany |
4.66% |
India |
3.54% |
United Kingdom |
3.17% |
Australia |
2.61% |
Canada |
2.43% |
Brazil |
2.24% |
Israel |
2.05% |
Greece |
2.05% |
Italy |
2.05% |
Belgium |
1.68% |
Indonesia |
1.49% |
Spain |
1.31% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard |
28.80% |
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Dell |
21.84% |
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Acer |
18.99% |
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Toshiba |
10.13% |
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GIGABYTE |
7.28% |
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Samsung |
3.48% |
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Lenovo |
3.16% |
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ASUS |
2.85% |
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American Megatrends |
1.27% |
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Sahara |
1.27% |
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Intel |
0.95% |
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Common models |
Dell Inspiron N5010 |
3.49% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.49% |
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HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
3.49% |
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HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
3.49% |
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TOSHIBA Satellite A505 |
2.33% |
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HP ProBook 4530s |
1.74% |
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