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:
58f870e5d811daaaa7900ae1485aabb0

SHA-1:
a72fef8500e887482f8c52670d244d3bfd6a4a85

SHA-256:
28e166ae2daa3b2b8fa7204fd0f4ffee1c3b3fd6cac716a64b75a683ae6b9750

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 9:12:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.1130256
358

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160212

AVG
Generic35
2017.0.2836

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.1130256
1.0.20.215

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.26
9.0.1.043

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.1130256
8.16.02.12.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM.I potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

G Data
Adware.Generic.1130256
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SweetIM
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13805

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2016.02.12.09

McAfee
Artemis!47B9D9E7B51D
5600.6492

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.1130256
17.0.0.129

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.TorrentEasy.cqzrur
0.28.2.62841

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion.Montera.Installer (M)
16.2.12.9

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0916
7.2.43

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)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pacman_mp_pgr.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/9/2011 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2014 3:59:59 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 6:54:04 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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Entropy:
7.9318  (probably packed)

Code size:
732 KB (749,568 bytes)

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