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PriceDownloader

What is PriceDownloader?

Price Downloader is an adware extension that plugs into the user's web browser for IE, Chrome and Firefox and will display additional advertisements in search engines such as Bing and Google. It installs itself as an extension (BHO/plugin) and runs as a background process. This adware program creates an entry in Add or Remove Programs however removing this entry might stop the adware from running, but will not stop ads from displaying. Once installed, it displays ads by injecting new ads in search as well as various web pages that use 3rd party advertising and replaces these ads with its own. The program users the InstalleRex download manager from WebPicks Holdings to install itself on the user's PC. InstalleRex is known for distributing potentially unwanted applications including web browser toolbars and various ad-supported extensions. The software is a variant of a known adware (AKA SaveAs, SaveNShare, DownloadKeeper) but is re-branded to mask its origination although is includes many of the same components.

Overview

It adds a Browser Helper Object (BHO) to Internet Explorer. The primary executable is named OQdgDn.exe. A majority of users end up uninstalling this less than a week of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 3 files and is usually about 1.34 MB (1,408,622 bytes).
  • Malware detected in the program
  • Integrates into the web browser
  • Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
  • Injects advertisements unassociated with the underlying web page
  • Most users and experts agree, you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in PriceDownloader.
OQdgDn.exe (06cfeaa6556d9264ef303884935ddfe2) has been flagged by the following 33 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareVersionDetection
Lavasoft Ad-Aware 1104 Application.Generic.582628
Agnitum Outpost 7.1.1 Adware.MegaSearch
AhnLab-V3 2014.01.26 Trojan/Win32.Preloader
Avira AntiVir 7.11.127.54 SPR/Tool.498176
Antiy-AVL 2.0.3.7 AdWare/Win32.MegaSearch
avast! 2014.9-140126 Win32:Malware-gen
AVG 2015.0.3582 Generic5
Baidu-International 4.0.3.14126 Adware.Win32.MegaSearch.40
Bitdefender 1.0.20.130 Application.Generic.582628
Bkav FE 1.3.0.4923 W32.WonintLTD.Trojan
CAT-QuickHeal 1.14.12.00 Adware.Megasearch.at (Not a Virus)
Comodo Security 17672 ApplicUnwnt
ESET-NOD32 8.9337 a variant of Win32/AdWare.MultiPlug.K.gen
Fortinet FortiGate 1/26/2014 Adware/Megasearch
G Data 14.1.24 Application.Generic.582628
IKARUS anti.virus t3scan.2.2.29 Win32.AdWare
K7 AntiVirus 13.175.10963 Adware
K7GW 13.175.10963 Adware ( 00490ca81 )
Kaspersky 14.0.0.4407 not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.MegaSearch
Kingsoft AntiVirus 331020.49267 Win32.Troj.MegaSearch.at.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes v2014.01.26.03 PUP.Optional.MultiPlug.A
McAfee 5600.7238 PUP-FFY!06CFEAA6556D
McAfee-GW-Edition 7.7238 Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.H
MicroWorld-eScan 15.0.0.78 Application.Generic.582628
NANO AntiVirus 0.28.0.57380 Riskware.Win32.MegaSearch.cscrfp
Panda Antivirus 14.01.26.03 Trj/Genetic.gen
Qihoo-360 1.0.0.1015 Win32/Virus.Adware.422
Sophos 4.97 Generic PUA BA
Trend Micro 10.465.26 TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LT13
TrendMicro-HouseCall 7.2.26 TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00LT13
Vba32 AntiVirus 3.12.24.3 AdWare.MegaSearch
VIPRE Antivirus 25786 Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot 2011.4.7.4223 Adware.Agent.498176.A
OQdgDn.dll (e1d330228db3f4aab5582d1a294163f3) has been flagged by the following 15 scanners:
Anti-Virus softwareSoftware versionDetection
AhnLab-V3 2014.01.10.04 Adware/Win32.Graftor
Avira AntiVir 7.11.124.148 ADWARE/Adware.A.2611
AVG 13.0.0.3169 Generic5.AKZD
Baidu-International 3.5.1.41473 Adware.Win32.BHO.77
Bkav FE 1.3.0.4613 W32.Clod3d2.Trojan.2e5d
Comodo Security 17587 ApplicUnwnt
ESET-NOD32 9273 a variant of Win32/AdWare.MultiPlug.N
K7 AntiVirus 9.175.10794 Adware ( 004923a41 )
K7GW 9.175.10794 Adware ( 004923a41 )
Malwarebytes 1.75.0.1 PUP.Optional.MultiPlug.A
McAfee 5.600.0.1067 Artemis!E1D330228DB3
McAfee-GW-Edition 2013 Heuristic.BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.H
Rising Antivirus 25.0.0.11 PE:Malware.Adware!6.1293
TrendMicro-HouseCall 9.700.0.1001 TROJ_GEN.F47V1222
VIPRE Antivirus 25282 JustPlugIt (fs)
       View all 48 all detections
PriceDownloader has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: PRioceDDownloader
URL: justplug.it
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\pricedownloader
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\PriceDownloader\OQdgDn.exe" /s /n /C:"ExecuteCommands;UninstallCommands" ""
Estimated size: 1.34 MB

Program filesFiles installed by PriceDownloader

Program executable:OQdgDn.exe (Malware detected)
Path:C:\ProgramData\pricedownloader\OQdgDn.exe
MD5:06cfeaa6556d9264ef303884935ddfe2
Additional files:
  • (Malware detected) OQdgDn.exe (by Setup)
  • (Malware detected) OQdgDn.dll
  • OQdgDn.x64.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Internet Explorer BHOs
  • OQdgDn.x64.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'ssavinshoP' with the class of {9B371137-1BFD-1839-51F5-5C845D2F9101}.
  • OQdgDn.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'DeealsuFInderPro' with the class of {4C8ECAC4-2C63-37AA-7F56-01215EC8221C}.

How do I remove PriceDownloader?

You can uninstall PriceDownloader from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program PriceDownloader, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove PriceDownloader.
  4. 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.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by PriceDownloader you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 84%
Keep it 16%
 
MOST USED OS
~99%
Windows 7 (SP1)
 
COUNTRY POPULARITY
83.33%
United States

Distribution by countryGeography

83.33% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 83.33%
  United Kingdom 16.67%

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