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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 20 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application 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:
10bad0a946db8684e476c2ed7a264872

SHA-1:
9dec4fbb6387fdd4be0f1991fae7651e91079e5a

SHA-256:
2184e6033046ba5b4d980f16282a38060a36467cc4ce625f2491aca23ad0c0c8

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 5:40:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.1130256
406

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-151226

AVG
Generic35
2016.0.2884

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.1130256
1.0.20.1800

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.26
9.0.1.0360

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.1130256
8.15.12.26.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM.I potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Adware.Generic.1130256
15.12.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SweetIM
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13805

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2015.12.26.09

McAfee
Artemis!47B9D9E7B51D
5600.6540

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.1130256
16.0.0.1080

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.TorrentEasy.cqzrur
0.28.2.62841

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion.Montera.Installer (M)
15.12.26.9

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0916
7.2.360

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789481
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.41394
2.0.0.2069

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)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/9/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2014 6:59:59 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 9:54:04 AM

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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