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PriceMeter

The application pricemeter.exe by PriceMeter has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named pricemetertask triggered daily at a specified time. This file is typically installed with the program Price Meter (remove only) by installCore which is a potentially unwanted software program. While running, it connects to the Internet address rc2.las.dmtracker.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
PriceMeter  (signed and verified)

Product:
PriceMeter

Version:
1.0.7.5

MD5:
5c3e9e6439b4a813d4073ba808b049b5

SHA-1:
3402c41cf220c6832c7eecb51db75f6bdbba661e

SHA-256:
b777d184ef4cc6ba6274f8f3345530ef0f29e908956a34103acf84a7dd98258a

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
5/16/2024 7:30:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Primet
2015.0.3474

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PriceMeter.A
v2014.05.15.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PriceMeter.Task.K
14.9.30.13

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_METER
7.2.135

Trend Micro
ADW_METER
10.465.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.DealPly
29110

File size:
826 KB (845,832 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.7.5

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\pricemeter\pricemeter.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 4:34:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dCbWgW6lBJw3YD9gHXv1C2TIAPL3yX2yXopxTXqMCPMM4eCO8/YA+i+:dCgwBXSv5PL3Lq6YIYA+i+

Entry address:
0x5C3B6

Entry point:
E8, 99, A4, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, FF, 35, 00, 9A, 49, 00, FF, 15, A8, F1, 47, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, 95, 9C, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 2C, 03, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 43, 03, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 23, A8, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F, FF, 75, 08, E8, 7A, 46, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, E6, C9, C3, 6A, 01, 8D, 45, FC, 50, 8D, 4D, F0, C7, 45, FC, 2C, 34, 48, 00, E8, C5, 34, 00, 00, 68, B0, D1, 48, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, C7, 45, F0, 24, 34, 48, 00, E8, 43, 4D...
 
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Entropy:
6.1510

Code size:
500.5 KB (512,512 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
pricemetertask

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 11:42 PM)


The file pricemeter.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 communications in live environments.

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a-0003.a-msedge.net  (204.79.197.203:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to rc2.las.dmtracker.com  (69.64.147.242:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 201-0-217-25.dial-up.telesp.net.br  (201.0.217.25:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-198-35-243.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.198.35.243:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a-0003.dc-msedge.net  (131.253.33.203:80)

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