Should I remove PriceGong?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
79% remove it21% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #14,522
United States Rank #10,637
Reach 0.0197%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 26.75 days
789.14 days >
Average installed length: 414.63 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.1.0 |
100.00% |
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PriceGong 2.1.0
What is PriceGong?
From the installer:
"PriceGong is a browser add-on (extension) that designed to help you compare products and prices while you shop online. When you visit an e-commerce website, PriceGong detects the product you are looking for and automatically search thousands of vendors for more deals and better price. Alternative prices and other product information will then be displayed in a slider window in the right side of the screen.
PriceGong is activated only on pre-defined sites. The sites list is updated from time to time, and is stored on your local machine. When you visit a site in that list, the PriceGong add-on sends the product information you are looking for to PriceGong servers in order to search for alternatives deals.
When you search for a product in e-commerce sites, PriceGong may insert a small tag link inside the HTML page near the product price or near the product details. Clicking on a tag link will send the product details to PriceGong servers to compare prices for the product. If alternative prices or offers are found, they will be displayed in a PriceGong results window."
About (from PriceGong)
PriceGong is a browser plug-in that helps you save a lot of money. When you are shopping online, PriceGong automatically recognizes which product you are looking for and will suggest a variety of attractive, alternative offers for this product. PriceGong also offers you coupons that can help you save even more money.... Read more
Overview
- Loads into the web browser
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The wisdom of the crowd agrees, you should remove it!
PriceGong 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
URL: www.PriceGong.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\pricegong
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\PriceGong\uninst.exe
Estimated size: 745.32 KB
Files installed by PriceGong 2.1.0
| Program module: | PriceGongIE.dll |
| Name: | PriceGong |
| PriceGong Comparative Shopping Tool |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\pricegong\2.1.0\PriceGongIE.dll |
| MD5: | 82f478e9a30e766e9124f9ac80fac701 |
Additional files:
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PriceGongFF.dll - PriceGong (PriceGong Comparative Shopping Tool)
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PriceGongIE.dll
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uninst.exe
Behaviors exhibited
Internet Explorer BHO
- PriceGongIE.dll is installed in Internet Explorer as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name 'PriceGongBHO Class' with the class of {1631550F-191D-4826-B069-D9439253D926} (PriceGong).
How do I remove PriceGong?
You can uninstall PriceGong 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 PriceGong 2.1.0, 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 PriceGong.
- 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 PriceGong 2.1.0 you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 79%
Keep it 21%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #14,522
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REACH
~0.02%
PC installation base
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
60.57% |
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| Windows Vista |
22.94% |
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| Windows XP |
14.18% |
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| Windows 10 |
2.32% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.26% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
16.75% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
13.09% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
4.97% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
4.19% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.93% |
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Geography
62.33% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
62.33% |
| Germany |
9.56% |
| United Kingdom |
5.74% |
| France |
4.59% |
| Canada |
3.82% |
| Italy |
3.06% |
| Australia |
2.68% |
| Brazil |
1.53% |
| Netherlands |
1.15% |
| Greece |
0.76% |
| Spain |
0.57% |
| Ireland |
0.57% |
| Mexico |
0.38% |
| Portugal |
0.38% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
29.77% |
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| Dell |
24.81% |
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| Acer |
19.47% |
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| Toshiba |
15.27% |
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| GIGABYTE |
2.67% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.29% |
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| ASUS |
1.53% |
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| Gateway |
1.15% |
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| Intel |
1.15% |
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| Sahara |
1.15% |
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| Apple |
0.76% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.00% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.89% |
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| Acer Aspire 5738 |
2.78% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
2.78% |
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| HP G60 Notebook PC |
2.78% |
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| HP G61 Notebook PC |
2.22% |
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About (from PriceGong)
PriceGong was founded in January 2009 by a group of experts in internet technologies, online shopping and the comparison shopping industry.
Publisher URL: www.pricegong.com