Update for PriceMeter
from installCore
What is Update for PriceMeter?
"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."
About (from installCore)
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 services you need. And the best part? It's completely FREE! It's so easy to use, you won't have to visit additional sites in order to compare prices and find the best d... Read more
Overview
A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named UpdateTask.exe. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 7 files and is usually about 1.06 GB (1,141,928,424 bytes).
- Malware detected in the program
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Update for PriceMeter.
| UpdateTask.exe (5b8c171f34a454c574b408b9f7c56c91) has been flagged by the following 13 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Agnitum Outpost |
7.1.1 |
Riskware.Agent |
| Avira AntiVir |
7.11.144.172 |
TR/Rogue.106496.9 |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.14422 |
Adware.Win32.DealPly.81 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8.9705 |
a variant of Win32/DealPly.O |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
4/22/2014 |
Riskware/DealPly |
| K7 AntiVirus |
13.176.11833 |
Trojan |
| K7GW |
13.176.11833 |
Trojan ( 0049548c1 ) |
| McAfee |
5600.7153 |
RDN/Generic.grp!hb |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7153 |
RDN/Generic.grp!hb |
| Norman |
10.20140422 |
Suspicious_Gen5.AMYUT |
| nProtect |
14.04.21.01 |
Trojan.GenericKD.1595555 |
| Trend Micro |
10.465.22 |
ADW_DOWNWARE |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
28488 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| cltmng.exe (7b14f61d0ebcb0b1e282baca8652e07e) has been flagged by the following 8 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.SGeneric |
| AVG |
14.0.0.3986 |
SearchProtect.1DD |
| ESET-NOD32 |
10134 |
a variant of Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.I |
| G Data |
24 |
Win32.Application.SearchProtect.AA@gen |
| Malwarebytes |
1.75.0.1 |
PUP.Optional.SearchProtect.A |
| Panda Antivirus |
10.0.3.5 |
Trj/Genetic.gen |
| Symantec |
20131.1.5.61 |
SearchProtect |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
31488 |
Conduit (fs) |
View all 21 all detections
Update for PriceMeter 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: Update for PriceMeter
URL: www.pricemeter.net
Help link: www.pricemeter.net/eula
Installation folder: C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\pricemeterupdater\updateproc
Uninstaller: C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\PriceMeterUpdater\UpdateProc\UpdateTask.exe /Uninstall
Estimated size: 1.06 GB
Files installed by Update for PriceMeter
| Program executable: | UpdateTask.exe (Malware detected) |
| Signed by: | Hoolapp |
| Path: | C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\pricemeterupdater\updateproc\UpdateTask.exe |
| MD5: | 5b8c171f34a454c574b408b9f7c56c91 |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) UpdateTask.exe
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(Malware detected) cltmng.exe (by Client Connect LTD) - Search Protect
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SPTool64.exe (by Client Connect LTD)
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SPVC32.dll
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SPVC32Loader.dll
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SPVC64.dll
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SPVC64Loader.dll
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- UpdateTask.exe is scheduled as a task named 'At1' (runs daily at 6.57).
- cltmng.exe is scheduled as a task named 'Rocket Updater' (runs daily at 02:03).
How do I remove Update for PriceMeter?
You can uninstall Update for PriceMeter 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 Update for PriceMeter, 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 Update for PriceMeter.
- 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) 51%
Win 7 0%
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 69%
Keep it 31%
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GLOBAL RANK
 #6,744
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
59.65% |
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| Windows 10 |
28.49% |
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| Windows XP |
7.30% |
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| Windows Vista |
4.47% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.08% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
25.06% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.97% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
11.19% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.35% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.33% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.38% |
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Geography
20.59% of installs come from Brazil
Which countries install it?
| Brazil |
20.59% |
| United States |
19.79% |
| India |
7.92% |
| France |
6.10% |
| Italy |
5.30% |
| Germany |
4.43% |
| United Kingdom |
3.88% |
| Canada |
3.40% |
| Australia |
3.01% |
| Poland |
2.38% |
| Japan |
2.14% |
| Philippines |
1.74% |
| Sweden |
1.58% |
| Spain |
1.50% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
26.41% |
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| Acer |
23.10% |
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| Dell |
14.62% |
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| ASUS |
12.04% |
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| Samsung |
7.37% |
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| Toshiba |
4.79% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.55% |
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| Lenovo |
4.05% |
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| Intel |
1.23% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.11% |
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| Sony |
0.74% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.80% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.97% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
3.12% |
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| Positivo Positivo Mobile |
2.83% |
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| HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... |
2.55% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.55% |
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