<s>
KingoRoot	O
is	O
software	O
intended	O
to	O
provide	O
root	B-Application
access	I-Application
on	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
running	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
from	O
4.1.2	O
,	O
available	O
since	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
another	O
very	O
similar	O
Android	B-Application
application	I-Application
with	O
the	O
same	O
purpose	O
,	O
KingRoot	B-Application
launched	O
at	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
;	O
the	O
two	O
very	O
similarly-named	O
applications	O
are	O
often	O
confused	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
KingoRoot	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
an	O
exploit	O
by	O
ZNIU	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
DirtyCow	O
exploit	O
in	O
September	O
2017	O
to	O
gain	O
root	B-Application
access	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
KingoRoot	O
was	O
banned	O
from	O
the	O
XDA	B-Application
Developers	I-Application
forum	O
along	O
with	O
vRoot	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
due	O
to	O
concerns	O
with	O
the	O
information	O
collected	O
by	O
the	O
app	O
during	O
the	O
rooting	B-Application
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
gave	O
Kingo	O
Android	B-Application
Root	I-Application
3.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
,	O
and	O
Rick	O
Broida	O
,	O
a	O
CNET	O
editor	O
,	O
says	O
the	O
KingoRoot	O
app	O
"	O
makes	O
rooting	B-Application
a	O
one-click	O
affair	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
work	O
for	O
all	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Trends	O
said	O
that	O
using	O
an	O
app	O
is	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
easiest	O
ways	O
to	O
root	O
your	O
Android	B-Application
device	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
KingoRoot	O
in	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
most	O
reliable	O
rooting	B-Application
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
long	O
thread	O
on	O
the	O
respected	O
xda-developers	B-Application
Web	O
site	O
concluded	O
,	O
with	O
detailed	O
information	O
and	O
links	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
similarly	O
named	O
app	O
KingRoot	B-Application
should	O
be	O
considered	O
adware	O
and	O
malware	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
is	O
often	O
successful	O
in	O
gaining	O
root	B-Application
access	I-Application
.	O
</s>
