Kingo Root
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KingoRoot is software intended to provide root access on smartphones, tablet computers, etc. running all versions of the Android operating system from 4.1.2,[1] available since 2013.[2] There is another very similar Android Application [3] with the same purpose, KingRoot[4] launched at about the same time; the two very similarly-named applications are often confused.
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KingoRoot was used in an exploit by ZNIU along with the DirtyCow exploit in September 2017 to gain root access.[5][6]
KingoRoot was banned from the XDA Developers forum along with vRoot in November 2013 due to concerns with the information collected by the app during the rooting process.[7]