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 9 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This will modify the wbe browser's home and search pages and search provider as well as display various advertisements.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
Pacman by GamePacks

Description:
Pacman Installer by GamePacks

Version:
4, 1, 0, 1

MD5:
47b9d9e7b51ddf795450c0d749449a6c

SHA-1:
51ee8b5601a43524a19530476e23b3351b9238c9

SHA-256:
e15d660b835c6bce485cd177c93d91d6b3441f24a416f835bdd8a17573f6f090

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:23:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17481

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.26
9.0.1.0125

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.9190

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.05.05.09

McAfee
Artemis!47B9D9E7B51D
5600.7139

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.TorrentEasy.cqzrur
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.N
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0916
7.2.125

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
24626

File size:
788.3 KB (807,184 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}\downloads\pacman_mp_pgr.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/9/2011 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2014 9:59:59 PM

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 10:54:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:B8TAD0I4A0ybsVtNbYONLHuz5qD/mZZgJZJLXhgL85J/pLttWmOhDivoSr1:2d60bY4Huz4UgJZlw85J/phQhJiF1

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)

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