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 10 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:
2.6.8

MD5:
4316926247f28132d8c400469ab43dab

SHA-1:
d8f2c0dfbb7955fdd2cd5794e15f6c6a0b490168

SHA-256:
5b36b31cbf946baa4252b8b8ab11ce40e56e2b84a08f7337c63240981c135a77

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 5:11:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Day.DK
7.11.109.252

Boost by Reason
Optional.PriceGong
188838

Dr.Web
Adware.Shopper.327
9.0.1.022

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Win32.PriceGong.AMN
8.16.01.22.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit (variant)
10.9155

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

Microsoft Security Essentials
1.163.1557.0

Quick Heal
Adware.PriceGong (Not a Virus)
1.16.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PriceGong.Installer (M)
16.1.22.4

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0209
7.2.22

File size:
697.9 KB (714,632 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:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\pricegong.exe

Digital Signature
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:SW6LJSzPVz4GLAvcX5+LkV46lYiD3xEnr87HD9Mk8WXq5KwHteGj2YF:SXJwPVz4GLNEkV46lYkBI018WXqcwNig

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 URL.

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