Threat Database Adware Price Wagon

Price Wagon

By GoldSparrow in Adware

Threat Scorecard

Ranking: 9,863
Threat Level: 20 % (Normal)
Infected Computers: 1,008
First Seen: March 31, 2015
Last Seen: September 4, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

The Price Wagon browser tool is offered to web surfers as a shopping advisor that can help them discover lower prices and similar products on online shops. The Price Wagon software has versions for Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari and Google Chrome and is considered as a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP) with adware capabilities. The Price Wagon application can detect your clicks on Amazon and eBay as well as record your searches on Google and Bing in order to deliver your related advertisements. Moreover, the Price Wagon browser tool can record your browsing history, bookmarks and software configuration and send the data to advertisers. The Price Wagon extension may display numerous commercials in your web client and prevent you from comfortably browsing the web. Security experts note that the operation of Price Wagon may not be welcomed by users concerned about their privacy online. Computer users can download the Price Wagon app from its official website but in most cases Price Wagon was installed on computers as an additional component of a freeware package. Most users install free applications via the 'Express' or 'Typical' option and don't pay attention to what is being installed on their system. However, you can install a credible anti-spyware shield that can help you keep your PC clean and avoid installing adware and PUPs such as Price Wagon.

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File System Details

Price Wagon may create the following file(s):
# File Name MD5 Detections
1. file.exe a28b64f9c2bc8aad11afd10731bf005c 0

Registry Details

Price Wagon may create the following registry entry or registry entries:
Regexp file mask
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\shopmaniaaddon.dat
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Ext\CLSID\{B87EAFBE-6B8B-40C8-B4A3-016C147E080C}

Directories

Price Wagon may create the following directory or directories:

%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\PriceWagon
%PROGRAMFILES%\PriceWagon
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\PriceWagon

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