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pricegong.exe

PriceGong Software Ltd

It is part of PriceGong, a web browser extension designed to show competative prices based on the context of the products being displayed in the user's web browser. The application pricegong.exe, “PriceGong Comparative Shopping Tool” by PriceGong Software has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from vzbucket.trustinstaller.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
PriceGong  (signed by PriceGong Software Ltd)

Product:
PriceGong

Description:
PriceGong Comparative Shopping Tool

Version:
2.6.8

MD5:
2ce4650b44ad47a1fc51b71835b1850a

SHA-1:
a29631c9c9fae0ffe3fedde22ea2aa099d4530ba

SHA-256:
d62b84edc30fb423400a8adb7b7a0295cb1512f32cbf26b0117385963fece3dc

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 8:16:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Day.DK
7.11.109.252

Boost by Reason
Optional.PriceGong.J
188838

Dr.Web
Adware.Shopper.327
9.0.1.0355

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Win32.PriceGong.AMN
8.14.08.07.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit (variant)
8.9155

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/PriceGong
1.163.1557.0

Quick Heal
Adware.PriceGong (Not a Virus)
12.13.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PriceGong.J
14.8.7.17

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0209
7.2.219

File size:
697.9 KB (714,616 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.8

Copyright:
PriceGong

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\pricegong.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PriceGong Software Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/4/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/23/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PriceGong Software Ltd, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=PriceGong Software Ltd, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3E14F71A0038C4E90BB8AAE1500BB078

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:XS9SzPVz4GLAvcX5dzk6lYiD3xEnrsdLAm9Mg8Wrq5OwHteGtAuZpsJ0e:XS9wPVz4GLNTzk6lYkBIsmq8Wrq4wN+3

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file pricegong.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://vzbucket.trustinstaller.com/.../PriceGong.exe

http://vzbucket.maxrevinstaller.com/.../PriceGong.exe

http://vzbucket.appscion.com/.../PriceGong.exe

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