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pangu_setup.exe

File Monarch

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application pangu_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by File Monarch has been detected as adware by 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.10-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by File Monarch)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
cbb10b6ea6c5d815315b5519c368184f

SHA-1:
3d45b2a845d00b90fa09daf7829fce0b6a8a604e

SHA-256:
4a505a13822af0708183ce60c890c7bbef4194cf0e9fa6660fb443311aad1838

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 7:25:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.IBryte.9
5664491

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2015.03.25

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.bxng
7.11.166.222

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150422

AVG
Adware AdPlugin
2016.0.3131

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.CE
1.0.20.560

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Strictor-65
0.98/20361

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
19174

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.32244
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61512
8.15.04.22.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AX application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Adload.EDSY!tr.dldr
4/22/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-512ed8f8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.IBryte
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.CE
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of java_updater_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.24.0

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.iBryte
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.202.15367

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.2151

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimunInstaller
v2015.04.22.07

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.CE
16.0.0.336

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Badur.dediki
0.30.8.659

Norman
IBryte.PDB
11.20150422

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.151928
15.04.22.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.22.07

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Badur.A5
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Adknowledge.Bundler
15.4.22.15

Sophos
iBryte Premium Installer
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.207151
2.0.0.2114

File size:
148.4 KB (151,928 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Monarch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/17/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/18/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Monarch, O=File Monarch, STREET="4600 Madison Ave., FL 10", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00E65C750985B066CBB7B485ACF86E58B1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/19/2014 9:22:23 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:ltj4Lm09YayVsnBwEleYMmOne8aXHXlZXLIvZ3oLLhjLmOiU6fEyPXXT0UmfwPiD:ltj4LTYn+B/DMmOnOX1ZbmZJLtUwP0

Entry address:
0x61CD

Entry point:
E8, 46, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, B2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, B2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, B2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, B1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, B1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, B2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, B1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, B1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, B2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, B2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, B2, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.5078

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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

http://secure.10-pn-installer.com/o/.../Pangu_Setup.exe

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