Price Meter
from installCore
What is Price Meter?
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.
"Pricemeter provides you with services which are intended to enhance your online shopping experience, showing you same products or different stores with cheaper prices and exposing you to coupons allowing you to enjoy exclusive discounts when checking out products ("Offers"). The services are based on an innovative method of behavioral advertising which enables to offer you products, via browser add-on, banners or ads, based on your observed preferences while protecting your privacy."
It utilizes the InstallCore download manager. This is the same product as the DealPly from DealPly Technologies Ltd.
About (from installCore)
Since PriceMeter is a free service, it is possible that it was offered to you during the installation of one of our partners' programs or applications to your computer. PriceMeter offers you an easy, friendly and safe way to find the best deals online, allowing you to save money and time when buying the products or s... Read more
Overview
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- Displays unwanted advertisements
- The experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Price Meter.
| PriceMeterUpdateVer.exe (1245632d18b5337eb39be78659c0936d) has been flagged by the following 30 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Lavasoft Ad-Aware |
807 |
Adware.DealPly.Q |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Riskware.Agent |
| AVG |
2015.0.3285 |
Generic5 |
| Avira |
7.11.185.228 |
Adware/DealPly.Q.3 |
| AVware |
1.5.0.21 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14423 |
Adware.Win32.PriceMeter.45 |
| Bitdefender |
1.0.20.1620 |
Adware.DealPly.Q |
| CAT-QuickHeal |
11.14.14.00 |
Adware.DealPly.r8 (Not a Virus) |
| Dr.Web |
9.0.0.0324 |
Adware.Downware.8659 |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
8.14.11.20.02 |
Adware.DealPly.Q |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.10726 |
a variant of Win32/DealPly.S |
| F-Secure |
11.2014-20-11_5 |
Adware.DealPly.Q |
| G Data |
14.11.24 |
Adware.DealPly |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.185.14021 |
Trojan |
| K7GW |
13.185.14022 |
Trojan ( 0049c8161 ) |
| Kaspersky |
14.0.0.2920 |
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DealPly |
| McAfee |
5600.6941 |
Adware-PMeter |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6941 |
BehavesLike.Win32.Nofear.dh |
| MicroWorld-eScan |
15.0.0.972 |
Adware.DealPly.Q |
| NANO AntiVirus |
0.28.6.63362 |
Trojan.Win32.Delphi.dduzsj |
| nProtect |
14.11.14.01 |
Adware.DealPly.Q |
| Panda Antivirus |
14.11.20.02 |
Trj/CI.A |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
DealPly Updater |
| Symantec |
11/20/2014 rev. 5 |
WS.Reputation |
| Tencent |
1.0.0.1 |
Win32.Adware.Dealply.Dvfx |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.23 |
ADW_PRICEMETER |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.113 |
ADW_PRICEMETER |
| Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.26.3 |
AdWare.DealPly |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
34794 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Zillya |
2.0.0.1982 |
Adware.DealPly.Win32.7 |
| pricemeter.exe (c0100694cfa50f1618c12952d26e59b9) has been flagged by the following 11 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| AVG |
14.0.0.3964 |
Primet.C78 |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.PriceMeter.80 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9948 |
a variant of Win32/DealPly.Q |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.PriceMeter.A |
| McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Artemis!C0100694CFA5 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!C0100694CFA5 |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA JF |
| Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
Adware.DealPly |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0602 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
30310 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| pricemeterw.exe (1dc7c56698c7a103a3c081c00d71db0d) has been flagged by the following 10 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| AVG |
14.0.0.3972 |
Primet.C78 |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.PriceMeter.81 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9962 |
a variant of Win32/DealPly.Q |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.PriceMeter.A |
| McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Artemis!1DC7C56698C7 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!1DC7C56698C7 |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA KA |
| Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
Adware.DealPly |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
30420 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| pricemeterd.exe (b18785ac6de080260379b93bd318f144) has been flagged by the following 10 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| AVG |
14.0.0.3972 |
Primet.C78 |
| Baidu-International |
3.5.1.41473 |
Adware.Win32.PriceMeter.81 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9962 |
a variant of Win32/DealPly.Q |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.PriceMeter.A |
| McAfee |
6.0.4.564 |
Artemis!B18785AC6DE0 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
2013 |
Artemis!B18785AC6DE0 |
| Sophos |
4.98.0 |
Generic PUA LD |
| Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
Adware.DealPly |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0602 |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
30416 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
View all 61 all detections
Price Meter has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Price Meter
URL: support.pricemeter.net
Help link: www.pricemeter.net
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\local\pricemeter
Uninstaller: "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\PriceMeter\uninst.exe" /uninstall
Estimated size: 15.62 MB
Files installed by Price Meter
| Program executable: | pricemeter.exe |
| Name: | PriceMeter |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\local\pricemeter\pricemeter.exe |
| MD5: | 0f3de9cd187fdf4c5b7bb06219362d67 |
Additional files:
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libcef.dll - Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) Dynamic Link Library
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icudt.dll (by The ICU Project) - International Components for Unicode (ICU Data DLL)
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(Malware detected) pricemeterd.exe (by PriceMeter)
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(Malware detected) pricemeterw.exe (by PriceMeter) - PriceMeterW
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uninst.exe (by Price Metér) - Price Metér
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(Malware detected) PriceMeterUpdateVer.exe
Behaviors exhibited
4 Scheduled Tasks
- PriceMeterUpdateVer.exe is scheduled as a task named 'At5' (runs daily at 4:33 PM).
- pricemeterw.exe is scheduled as a task named 'pricemeterwatcher' (runs daily at 11:42 PM).
- pricemeter.exe is scheduled as a task named 'pricemetertask' (runs daily at 11:42 PM).
- pricemeterd.exe is scheduled as a task named 'pricemeterdownloader' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- pricemeterw.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'PriceMeterW' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\PriceMeter\pricemeterw.exe".
How do I remove Price Meter?
You can uninstall Price Meter from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Price Meter (remove only), click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Price Meter.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 44%
Win Vista (SP1) 1%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 81%
Keep it 19%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
53.26% |
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| Windows 10 |
27.72% |
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| Windows XP |
15.54% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.48% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.30% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
15.59% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.94% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
12.21% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.42% |
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| Windows 8 |
5.67% |
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Geography
16.26% of installs come from India
Which countries install it?
| India |
16.26% |
| United States |
13.90% |
| Germany |
11.66% |
| Brazil |
8.63% |
| Italy |
6.17% |
| France |
4.82% |
| United Kingdom |
3.81% |
| Australia |
3.03% |
| Poland |
2.35% |
| Philippines |
2.13% |
| Thailand |
2.02% |
| Canada |
1.91% |
| Indonesia |
1.79% |
| Netherlands |
1.79% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
24.66% |
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| Acer |
22.45% |
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| Dell |
13.10% |
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| ASUS |
10.71% |
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| Toshiba |
5.78% |
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| Lenovo |
5.44% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.27% |
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| Samsung |
4.93% |
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| Intel |
3.57% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.53% |
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| Sahara |
1.36% |
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| Medion |
1.19% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
8.47% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.65% |
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| ASUSTeK X550CL |
2.42% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.02% |
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| HP 15 Notebook PC |
2.02% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 NoteBook ... |
2.02% |
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