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pacmansdm.exe

Pacman by SweetPacks

SweetIM Technologies Ltd

This installer bundles a number of adware programs including the SweetIM Toolbar, PriceGong and other adware utilities with setup of the downloaded software. The application pacmansdm.exe, “Pacman Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the SweetPacks Installer installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.download.sweetpacks.com.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
Pacman by SweetPacks

Description:
Pacman Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 4, 0, 8

MD5:
a56ebddf4d8aa9e8e5475d98349abdae

SHA-1:
51adc861febb2ec03c59f5c7e8d73219e362e5eb

SHA-256:
9abe02c29fff44029f3ba843899704ac224f7c39e43e6cb16bdb7ef2bf5063a1

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.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:09:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion.Montera.Bundler (M)
16.1.21.4

File size:
604.8 KB (619,280 bytes)

Product version:
2, 4, 0, 8

Copyright:
Copyright © 2011 SweetIM Technologies Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SweetPacks Installer

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd

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:
1/8/2013 4:35:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:khOK7SIpUg7VTJMOunj6Xaf5ihTt9t/Fx5Pa2ntjoSq:GOK7HUCTeOunj6XaRcx9dL5SB

Entry address:
0x18EBF0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 50, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, EF, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 62, C4, 18, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, DF, 7B, 08, 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:
548 KB (561,152 bytes)

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

http://cdn.download.sweetpacks.com/pacman/.../PacmanSDM.exe

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