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pacmansdm.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 pacmansdm.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 self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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, 4

MD5:
65b6b244446816479af437b211ffde61

SHA-1:
ce23f48fe49137a28e561c23d747c250aaf6905b

SHA-256:
51bc4ef4e5de68b238f0c60153d41a04568dd760e2885ec587ec6754e0b89c57

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:
4/25/2024 3:11:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion.Montera.Installer (M)
16.6.4.11

File size:
817.7 KB (837,352 bytes)

Product version:
4, 1, 0, 4

Copyright:
Copyright © 2011 SweetIM Technologies Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2011 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/4/2014 11:59:59 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:
10/14/2013 2:52:35 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:IS/VtdTVb6vZ2iRYAUq4yyJNYxJXkIxTEQg3CKQV:ISdTG1RYlm0YT0NQa

Entry address:
0x24FB80

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, E6, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 4F, D7, 24, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 79, CB, 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:
7.9354  (probably packed)

Code size:
760 KB (778,240 bytes)

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

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

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