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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 inst.pricegong.com.
Publisher:
PriceGong  (signed by PriceGong Software Ltd)

Product:
PriceGong

Description:
PriceGong Comparative Shopping Tool

Version:
2.6.3

MD5:
b69df2faf06f57e273326913970c0549

SHA-1:
d7ebdfae545d86f6da49c8c9e6c2738e56ada692

SHA-256:
244f939c9ea35582e6c0af2856037b304125d231ecd8d821a7f96ac0ef2104ff

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 2:36:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Day.DK
7.11.109.252

Dr.Web
Adware.Shopper.327
9.0.1.06

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Win32.PriceGong.AMN
8.16.01.06.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit (variant)
10.9155

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.PriceGong
t3scan.1.3.5.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Adware:Win32/PriceGong
1.163.1557.0

Quick Heal
Adware.PriceGong (Not a Virus)
1.16.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PriceGong.Installer (M)
16.1.6.21

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0209
7.2.6

File size:
1.6 MB (1,637,328 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.3

Copyright:
PriceGong

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\pricegong.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PriceGong Software Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/3/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/22/2015 3:59:59 PM

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 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:MgspNgmnqWPW52LEyD78kLonG5ihvGQW+WvC:MgaNgKzPWEgylLmGgFGQd7

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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Entropy:
7.9871

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 URL.

http://inst.pricegong.com/inst/.../PriceGong.exe

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