Should I remove KangoBox?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
82% remove it18% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Reach 0.0002%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.6.0 |
75.00% |
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| 1.0.3.0 |
25.00% |
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KangoBox
What is KangoBox? (from Pinball)
KangoBox is downloaded and installed only with the user's knowledge and consent. You are provided with a notice that it is about to be installed, and you are required to give your active consent to its installation (and its Terms of Use) by clicking an acceptance button. If you did not install KangoBox, is it likely th... Read more
Overview
KangoBox is a program developed by Pinball. The most used version is 1.0.6.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The main program executable is KangoBoxSA.exe. Typically most users end up uninstalling this just after a few days. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 1.24 MB (1,297,317 bytes). A majority of the PCs this is running on, most OS versions are Windows 7 (SP1). While about 78% of users of KangoBox come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Starts automatically
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in KangoBox.
| KangoBoxSA.exe (51429f3c8630d11a405bcf34696e2294) has been flagged by the following 13 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| avast! |
2014.9-140126 |
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw] |
| AVG |
2015.0.3582 |
Skodna.Generic_r.L |
| Commtouch SDK |
5.3.2.6 |
W32/180Solutions.D.gen!Eldorado |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.026 |
Adware.Zango.15 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.01.26.01 |
AdWare.Win32.HotBar!IK |
| F-Prot |
v6.4.6.5.141 |
W32/180Solutions.D.gen |
| G Data |
14.1.22 |
Win32:Adware-gen |
| IKARUS anti.virus |
t3scan.1.1.118.0 |
AdWare.Win32.HotBar |
| Jiangmin |
KV140126 |
AdWare/Shopper.bd |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.140.6932 |
Adware |
| Microsoft Security Essentials |
1.163.1557.0 |
Adware:Win32/Hotbar |
| ESET NOD32 |
7162 |
probably a variant of Win32/Adware.180Solutions |
| Sophos |
4.77 |
Hotbar |
View all 13 all detections
Program details
Displayed publisher: Pinball Corporation.
URL: www.kangobox.com
Help link: www.kangobox.com/support.html
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\kangoboxsa\bin\1.0.6.0
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\KangoBoxSA\bin\1.0.6.0\KangoBoxUninstaller.exe" Web
Estimated size: 1.24 MB
Files installed by KangoBox
| Program executable: | KangoBoxSA.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\kangoboxsa\bin\1.0.6.0\KangoBoxSA.exe |
| MD5: | 51429f3c8630d11a405bcf34696e2294 |
Additional files:
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KangoBoxSACB.exe
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(Malware detected) KangoBoxSA.exe
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KangoBoxSAHook.dll
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KangoBoxUninstaller.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (User Run)
- KangoBoxSA.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'KangoBoxSA' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\KangoBoxSA\bin\1.0.6.0\KangoBoxSA.exe".
How do I remove KangoBox?
You can uninstall KangoBox 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 KangoBox, 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 KangoBox.
- 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.
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 82%
Keep it 18%
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MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
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Geography
77.78% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
77.78% |
| Canada |
22.22% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
50.00% |
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| Acer |
25.00% |
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| Toshiba |
25.00% |
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Common models |
| TOSHIBA Satellite L755 |
25.00% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
25.00% |
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| HP Mini 210-1000 |
25.00% |
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| Acer Aspire X1470 |
25.00% |
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About (from Pinball Corporation)
Pinball Corporation delivers online content and monetization solutions for small to mid-sized web publishers, and keyword-based online advertising solutions for direct-response and ecommerce marketers.
Publisher URL: www.pinballcorp.com