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PriceMeter

The application pricemeterw.exe by PriceMeter has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘PriceMeterW’. This file is typically installed with the program Price Meter (remove only) by installCore which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
PriceMeter  (signed and verified)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
PriceMeterW

Version:
1.0.7.5

MD5:
269d066d41b631b1f22936248e80354f

SHA-1:
6cb09955e6af07c54382bd74f7457131280eb2d1

SHA-256:
ff49775477a6e96a1eee16eb4c81e7a7853c2d4359a025c2fa5aa6b68f6bbb5a

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 3:32:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Primet
2015.0.3504

ESET NOD32
Win32/DealPly (variant)
8.9878

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PriceMeter.A
v2014.04.14.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.PriceMeter.L
14.9.30.13

File size:
302 KB (309,256 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.7.5

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
pricemeterw.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\pricemeter\pricemeterw.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PriceMeter

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/12/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/13/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PriceMeter, O=PriceMeter, STREET=63 Rotchild Blvd, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3BC5844507FA9A5E38487A5D679A8EB9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/13/2014 4:35:07 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:cMt80eP1PaooFo1mkRS9nfo3TeEjpRkH4eGHIzT:cMt80ePfoFoIkI9nSTeEjpRkH4e6IzT

Entry address:
0x10F0F

Entry point:
E8, 4B, 28, 00, 00, E9, 7B, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 5C, E9, 43, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, F0, C0, 43, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 5C, E9, 43, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.1018

Code size:
181.5 KB (185,856 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
PriceMeterW

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\pricemeter\pricemeterw.exe"


The file pricemeterw.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Price Meter (remove only)  by installCore
The Pricemeter ad-supported program injects advertisements with its affiliate ad providers in order to serve a number of ad types including banner, inline text links and popups.
support.pricemeter.net
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-218-182.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.218.182:80)

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