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pangu_setup.exe

SMInstall

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application pangu_setup.exe by SMInstall has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
SMInstall  (signed and verified)

MD5:
53932e3b13df66cb48803eb66d87b4a5

SHA-1:
5ecde5ec213c0836d54877549c8f0c8aa8ef6a6f

SHA-256:
79fa8ea25e0b191933da3f913737169ea666f2c1c5c6542f1128d95b84a8c7fa

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/19/2024 2:38:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.180.228

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3312

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.7
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QW (variant)
8.10611

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SMInstall.L
14.10.23.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
33706

File size:
722.2 KB (739,496 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\pangu_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SMInstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/27/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/28/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SMInstall, O=SMInstall, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
31299ED25CA5E46494E969CE41814214

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GuTFaS9EwyWap0Jh4QZi8sDd0kU/csiH8MbZIHbVMDTCkx7dLqGevwFLF:GKFT9ELW6rQZ00kU0p8DHbuDuWpwwFLF

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8960

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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