PriceGong Software Ltd - 1.9% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has a digital signature from PriceGong Software Ltd? If that's the case, please read on.
You will typically notice PriceGong Software Ltd when clicking to run the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the PriceGong Software Ltd digital signature with the following procedure:
- Open Windows Explorer and locate the PriceGong Software Ltd file
- Right-click on the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here's a screenshot of a file that has been signed by PriceGong Software Ltd:
As you can see in the screengrab above, the Windows OS reports that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by PriceGong Software Ltd and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above, you can examine all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, etc. You can also view the address for PriceGong Software Ltd, such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA and VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA has issued the PriceGong Software Ltd certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
PriceGong Software Ltd Files
These are the PriceGong Software Ltd files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 1/46 | PriceGongIE.dll |
| 1/46 | PriceGongIE.dll |
| 1/44 | PriceGongIE.dll |
| 1/48 | PriceGongIE.dll |
| 1/48 | PriceGongIE.dll |
| 2/55 | PriceGongIE.dll |
| 2/50 | PriceGong2IE.dll |
| 6/55 | npPriceGong_CH.dll |
| 2/57 | PriceGongIE.dll |
| 5/56 | 13.exe |
| 0/44 | PriceGongIE.dll |
| 0/35 | PriceGongIE.dll |
| 0/46 | npPriceGong_CH.dll |
| 0/41 | PriceGongIE.dll |
| 0/48 | PriceGongIE.dll |
| 0/43 | PriceGongIE.dll |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the PriceGong Software Ltd files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| Agnitum | Riskware.Agent! |
| DrWeb | Adware.Shopper.298, Adware.Toolbar.27, Adware.Shopper.327, Adware.Shopper.428 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/PriceGong.A, a variant of Win32/PriceGong.A potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet | Riskware/PriceGong |
| Ikarus | AdWare.MultiPlug |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.PriceGong.A |
| McAfee | Artemis!4F16852812C7 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis |
| Microsoft | Adware:Win32/PriceGong |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | Suspicious_GEN.F47V0804 |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I have collected 1157 scan results for the PriceGong Software Ltd files. 22 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can review the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 3e14f71a0038c4e90bb8aae1500bb078
- 207c2cb4df022642c1be5855254b1d92