Removal instructions for Price-Horse

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What is Price-Horse?

 

The Malwarebytes research team has determined that Price-Horse is adware. These adware applications display advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing.

 

How do I know if my computer is affected by Price-Horse?

 

You may see this entry in your list of installed programs:

 

How did Price-Horse get on my computer?

 

Adware applications use different methods for distributing themselves. This particular one was bundled with other software.

 

How do I remove Price-Horse?

 

Our program Malwarebytes Anti-Malware can detect and remove this potentially unwanted program.

• Please download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your desktop.
• Double-click mbam-setup-version.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
• At the end, be sure a check-mark is placed next to the following:
  • Enable free trial of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium
  • Launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
• Then click Finish.
• If an update is found, you will be prompted to download and install the latest version.
• Once the program has loaded, select Scan now. Or select the Threat Scan from the Scan menu.
• When the scan is complete , make sure that everything is set to "Quarantine", and click Apply Actions.
• Reboot your computer if prompted.

Is there anything else I need to do to get rid of Price-Horse?

• No, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware removes Price-Horse completely.

How would the full version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware help protect me?

 

We hope our application and this guide have helped you eradicate this hijacker.  

 

As you can see below the full version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware would have protected you against the Price-Horse adware.  It would have warned you before the rogue could install itself, giving you a chance to stop it before it became too late.

 

Technical details for experts

 

You will see these signs in a HijackThis log:

O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [Price-Horse] C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\pricehorse\pricehorse\1.3.13.12\pricehorse.exe

 

 

Alterations made by the installer:

File system details  ---------------------------------------------    Adds the folder C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\pricehorse\pricehorse\1.3.13.12       Adds the file 2ib3ffnd.dll"="10/10/2014 8:55 AM, 202752 bytes, A       Adds the file app.ini"="10/10/2014 8:55 AM, 530 bytes, A       Adds the file playsetup.exe"="10/10/2014 8:55 AM, 502632 bytes, A       Adds the file pricehorse.exe"="10/10/2014 8:55 AM, 627560 bytes, A       Adds the file pvVflyji.dll"="10/10/2014 8:55 AM, 175104 bytes, A       Adds the file res.dll"="10/10/2014 8:55 AM, 195584 bytes, A    In the existing folder C:\Windows\System32\Tasks       Adds the file Price-Horse"="10/10/2014 8:55 AM, 3518 bytes, A       Adds the file Price-Horse Udpater"="10/10/2014 8:55 AM, 3516 bytes, ARegistry details  ------------------------------------------    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\saferev\instl\data]       "APPORDR"="REG_SZ", "8D2E71952D85AC3E"       "country"="REG_SZ", ""       "insllPgLoad"="REG_SZ", "true"       "lng"="REG_SZ", ""       "prm1"="REG_SZ", ""       "prm2"="REG_SZ", ""       "prm3"="REG_SZ", ""       "prm4"="REG_SZ", ""       "prm5"="REG_SZ", ""    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\saferev\uninstl]       "prchrsmpvn"="REG_SZ", "C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\pricehorse\pricehorse\1.3.13.12\playsetup.exe"    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION]       "playsetup.exe"="REG_DWORD", 19000       "pricehorse.exe"="REG_DWORD", 19000    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]       "Price-Horse"="REG_SZ", "C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\pricehorse\pricehorse\1.3.13.12\pricehorse.exe"    [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\pricehorse]       "DisplayIcon"="REG_SZ", ""C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\pricehorse\pricehorse\1.3.13.12\playsetup.exe""       "DisplayName"="REG_SZ", "Price-Horse"       "NoModify"="REG_DWORD", 1       "NoRepair"="REG_DWORD", 1       "Publisher"="REG_SZ", "Price-Horse"       "UninstallString"="REG_SZ", ""C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\pricehorse\pricehorse\1.3.13.12\playsetup.exe" /uninstl"

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware log:

Malwarebytes Anti-Malwarewww.malwarebytes.orgScan Date: 10/10/2014Scan Time: 9:04:06 AMLogfile: mbamPriceHorse.txtAdministrator: YesVersion: 2.00.3.1024Malware Database: v2014.10.10.03Rootkit Database: v2014.10.08.01License: FreeMalware Protection: DisabledMalicious Website Protection: DisabledSelf-protection: DisabledOS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1CPU: x86File System: NTFSUser: MalwarebytesScan Type: Threat ScanResult: CompletedObjects Scanned: 268288Time Elapsed: 2 min, 58 secMemory: EnabledStartup: EnabledFilesystem: EnabledArchives: EnabledRootkits: DisabledHeuristics: EnabledPUP: EnabledPUM: EnabledProcesses: 1PUP.Optional.PayByAds.A, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\pricehorse\pricehorse\1.3.13.12\pricehorse.exe, 1140, Delete-on-Reboot, [6c9f0310710b9e98c2a7d8709e67e51b]Modules: 0(No malicious items detected)Registry Keys: 0(No malicious items detected)Registry Values: 1PUP.Optional.PayByAds.A, HKCU\SOFTWARE\MICROSOFT\WINDOWS\CURRENTVERSION\RUN|Price-Horse, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\pricehorse\pricehorse\1.3.13.12\pricehorse.exe, Quarantined, [6c9f0310710b9e98c2a7d8709e67e51b]Registry Data: 0(No malicious items detected)Folders: 0(No malicious items detected)Files: 2PUP.Optional.PayByAds.A, C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\pricehorse\pricehorse\1.3.13.12\pricehorse.exe, Delete-on-Reboot, [6c9f0310710b9e98c2a7d8709e67e51b], PUP.Optional.PriceHorse.A, C:\Users\{username}\Desktop\pricehorse_1.3.13.12_cn.exe, Quarantined, [a863b75cf983c571bc4c6eea7789c040], Physical Sectors: 0(No malicious items detected)(end)

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