Price Gong (Virus?)

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BarryDawson
BarryDawson
WA
175 posts
WA, 175 posts
8 Dec 2011 6:29pm
I get this annoying Price Gong pop up on my computer both at work and at home on my lap top. My work PC and my home lap top are completely seperate, at no time have I used the same hardware on both systems...... but I have emailed between them!

I have tried going in to add/remove programs via the control panel as some info on google suggests but I can't find anything relating to it in there. I have performed another anti virus scan with Trend Micro but that didn't help. On the Price Gong website it offers a tool to remove the program but haven't used it as I don't trust this site at all.

My PC guy tells me to run a free version of bitdefender but you go on to that site and have to sign up for other useless crap.

Any advice guys.... and girls
PriceGongSup
PriceGongSup
2 posts
2 posts
8 Dec 2011 6:42pm
Hi,

We are sorry to hear that you didn't like our product.

If you are still interested in removing PriceGong it is quite easy.

Basically you can follow the steps listed in PriceGong site: http://www.pricegong.com/How_To_Uninstall_PriceGong.aspx

If you don't see PriceGong listed in the "Add/Remove Programs" it means that you have it as an additional service of a browser toolbar that you installed.
If needed, you can easily disable it from that browser toolbar. You should click the PriceGong button (looks like a green price tag) on your browser toolbar.

If you have PriceGong installed as a standalone application, it can easily be removed using the "Add/Remove Programs"

Another way to remove PriceGong is to use PriceGong uninstaller that could be found here: www.pricegong.com/inst/uninstaller.exe (It's totally safe don't worry)

If you have more questions about PriceGong you may contact PriceGong Support from this link: www.pricegong.com/ContactUs.aspx

Best regards,
PriceGong Support Team
lotofwind
lotofwind
NSW
6451 posts
NSW, 6451 posts
8 Dec 2011 10:17pm
^^^^^^^Scary,,,,I think they are stalking you.They know your Seabreeze activity as well.

Or is "pricegong" your second log in name and you are pimping.[}:)]
Carantoc
Carantoc
WA
7283 posts
WA, 7283 posts
8 Dec 2011 7:30pm
pricegongSUP

They are SUPers

They are a virus.

A nasty virus that infects beaches near you, rendering previously pleasant waves unpleasant. Everytime you turn around one is instantly there, popping up right in front of you.

In the old days, pre-modern board technology, all you had to deal with was lidders. They used to swarm about, but tended to be a low level junior infection that could be told to piss off.

Nowadays you get this, much more infectious. Many think they are real users with equal rights.

You only solution is to upgrade to a faster and bigger wave. They don't seem to be able to process big fast waves.
BarryDawson
BarryDawson
WA
175 posts
WA, 175 posts
8 Dec 2011 7:43pm
I installed Price Gong!

WTF.... are you serious faceless Price Gong man!!!!

Oh... wait a minute I remember now.... One day when I had nothing to do I decided I should take time out of my life to install the MOST annoying advertising product to clog up my computers and distract me every time I hit enter after spending a fortune on anti virus anti pop up software for my business and home...... NOT!!!!

Why dont you mysteriously uninstall your massively annoying product just like you mysteriously installed this **** and mysteriously found this thread within minutes of it being posted.


kiteboy dave
kiteboy dave
QLD
6525 posts
QLD, 6525 posts
8 Dec 2011 10:48pm
Something seriously odd going on in this thread... investigation required...
kiteboy dave
kiteboy dave
QLD
6525 posts
QLD, 6525 posts
8 Dec 2011 10:57pm
Seems it's not spyware or a virus.
Chances are:
1. It was bundled with some freeware you installed on both machines like a pdf viewer, mp3 player, etc. Stop clicking install, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. Slow down and read everything, choose advanced install options.
Also choose better download sites, cos retards like this place below wrap stuff you can get elsewhere (clean) with bundles of all sorts of unwanted crap, then give them 5 star reviews to entice you.
http://www.brothersoft.com/pricegong-208307.html <--- never get stuff from here

2. Otherwise blame the wife, relay point 1 to her.

3. That don't explain how they found you 16 minutes after posting, unless they have google agents. Which means they care about their reputation somewhat.

adolf
adolf
1862 posts
1862 posts
8 Dec 2011 8:58pm
Can you get if for mac?
saltiest1
saltiest1
NSW
2574 posts
NSW, 2574 posts
9 Dec 2011 12:05am
too much porn
busterwa
busterwa
3782 posts
3782 posts
8 Dec 2011 9:30pm
Im a twhat but ill give you he low down.Its some ****ty redirect middle man tryn to make money off hits and a price mark up. Shame on you pricegong another middleman epic fail I suggest you start manufacturing goods and sell them at a rationale price . You a ****en fraud and have gone to the extenet of hijacking peoples web browsers to make a quick buck. Shame on you. Your a disgrace and obviously prey on the weak. Dos attack the server?
Makaha
Makaha
1145 posts
1145 posts
8 Dec 2011 9:37pm
^ wANkEr ^
busterwa
busterwa
3782 posts
3782 posts
8 Dec 2011 9:40pm
^well dont hijack ie and rip people off with your ****ty redirect site.Pricegong is a internet redirect fraud site .
adolf
adolf
1862 posts
1862 posts
8 Dec 2011 10:02pm
busterwa said...

^well dont hijack ie and rip people off with your ****ty redirect site.Pricegong is a internet redirect fraud site .


It's not like he killed the Lindberg Kid.
busterwa
busterwa
3782 posts
3782 posts
8 Dec 2011 10:07pm
start -control panel-uninstall programs - programs and features- "anything related to price gong.
Are you running Firefox or internet expolorer? There is add-on feacutres that you will need to uninstall.
PriceGongSup
PriceGongSup
2 posts
2 posts
8 Dec 2011 10:25pm
Hi all,

Yes we are PriceGong support Team.
We found the post by Google alerts ( a free Google tool that alerts us whenever our name is mentioned)- we very minded about our users, and that’s why we are giving all the details if someone would like to remove us.
We really don’t know how PriceGong was installed on your machine, but we do not install our product without permission. Follow our detailed instructions in order to remove PriceGong.
PriceGong is Trustee certificate see here: clicktoverify.truste.com/pvr.php?page=validate&softwareProgramId=152&sealid=112

Hope it answers all the questions.
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused.

If there is anything else we can help you with, please Email our support Team: [email protected]

Regards,

PriceGong Support Team
busterwa
busterwa
3782 posts
3782 posts
8 Dec 2011 10:56pm
Wow the only way to rectify this negative feedback gongman is to smash out discounts to all seabreese users?
Smash out some bargains bud? So what your offers?Whats besides hijacking peoples i.e page and add-ons is going to make it worth while to me recommending people to your site?At the moment as a consumer on the computer i fell like pricegong has seriously ****ed me in the bumhole.
Toots
Toots
WA
271 posts
WA, 271 posts
8 Dec 2011 11:36pm
There are only two Gongs; Wollongong and Gerringong.
kiteboy dave
kiteboy dave
QLD
6525 posts
QLD, 6525 posts
9 Dec 2011 6:46am
keralahmart said...

nonsense nonsense SPAM COME TO INDIA SPAM


^^feck off mate (mods, bring the ban)

Buster, I'm gonna have to say you're carrying on like a twit.

What more do you want from Pricegong? They found the post and were on here apologising and giving clear instructions how to remove it within 16 minutes.

It's not like it's hard to remove anyway, standard windows uninstall.

They have since followed up with another apology.

This is perhaps the best service/attitude I have ever seen in this type of situation. They obviously care and are investing $$$s in cleaning up their reputation.




BarryDawson
BarryDawson
WA
175 posts
WA, 175 posts
9 Dec 2011 10:26am
This programme must have been downloaded (probably inadvertently) by one of our employees.

Ok so far, it does not appear in add/remove programs, I found the price tag icon on the drop down box on the tool bar that has the price tag icon and it can be disabled there but this does not remove the program of course.

So far everything PriceGong has said has been correct so I will now nervously use thier exe programme and hope this is not another Nigerian scam..... here goes

seafever17
seafever17
WA
360 posts
WA, 360 posts
9 Dec 2011 11:29am
Strewth!!!





I think we just lost Barry
BarryDawson
BarryDawson
WA
175 posts
WA, 175 posts
9 Dec 2011 12:26pm
Thanks PriceGong that worked easily I take back what I said earlier.

It's just that we have been defrauded on the internet previously. The last time we had a virus we had a large sum of money removed from our business bank account. It was taken out over a period of three days a few years back and we are still a bit burnt from that experience.

I think one of the staff must have loaded it on here inadvertently.
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