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pacman_mp_pgr.exe

Pacman by GamePacks

SweetIM Technologies Ltd

This is part of the Montera web browser toolbar and extension that will modify the browser's default search provider, DNS, and home page functions. The application pacman_mp_pgr.exe, “Pacman Installer by GamePacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.perion.com.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
Pacman by GamePacks

Description:
Pacman Installer by GamePacks

Version:
4, 1, 0, 1

MD5:
b6589f9ddf06119a65925d51b832707b

SHA-1:
416a0e363ef5552e2cca51a8441c8246b4ed915d

SHA-256:
b0361f30fab1ec873be3bcd1a850b6052ff10016605798ce79f7ffb6fea15964

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 11:54:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion (M)
16.7.27.18

File size:
790.2 KB (809,192 bytes)

Product version:
4, 1, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2011 SweetIM Technologies Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\pacman_mp_pgr.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/5/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SweetIM Technologies Ltd, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SweetIM Technologies Ltd, L=Ra'anana, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5E3BF2B52DA9EA7F1B539A7F018F4EC6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/15/2013 3:54:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:08TAD0I4A0ybsVtNbYONLHuz5qD/mZZgJZJLXhgL85J/pLttWmOhDivoSr:5d60bY4Huz4UgJZlw85J/phQhJiF

Entry address:
0x22BDB0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 57, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E8, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 4F, 97, 22, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, AB, 5D, 0B, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Code size:
732 KB (749,568 bytes)

The file pacman_mp_pgr.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.perion.com/h/id/.../installer.exe

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