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pandonsisinstall.exe

Pando Networks, Inc.

The application pandonsisinstall.exe by Pando Networks has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.pando.com.
Publisher:
Pando Networks, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d3ea80593705c56f84a39144bc6995df

SHA-1:
4011571a75865f1e4f1b3d99ccc7a86d6631a54d

SHA-256:
8658be68b59de7ee2ed00e52fc5f6a348d4aadeaabe6528e5f7954d2bd2cf35b

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:17:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
10.8613

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.2.7.1

File size:
3.3 MB (3,458,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Pando Networks, Inc.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/2/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/30/2012 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Pando Networks, Inc.", O="Pando Networks, Inc.", L=New York, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
47D06AB962C32429D2B3C3C4D539058A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:wJlcLHx+ryTwdGzl5i2VGte5q8OeWJD+Z5eSRP:wAziVdei2VGte5n4M4w

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://www.pando.com/dl/.../PandoSetup.exe

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