pangu_setup.exe

Gepabire

AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application pangu_setup.exe, “Gepabire Setup ” by AgileMax (Alpha Criteria) 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 installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.bundlessafetag.com.
Publisher:
Pesihelago   (signed by AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Gepabire

Description:
Gepabire Setup

MD5:
953b15762c663acd807701129d623c0f

SHA-1:
986d5cab8986884655b6b8db9b5dd4faa1aa92b9

SHA-256:
a4b7ea4ac6d9cb3a7ef1f0ace8ec0c33fa0fe01fb07806cdc44d32e6f9f82c5a

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
5/23/2024 3:26:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.7.20.12

File size:
969.7 KB (993,016 bytes)

Product version:
2.2.0

Copyright:
Lite

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 6:20:27 AM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 5:46:46 AM

Subject:
CN=AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121FDBE79F75900E75EC6DA424D0A814FB0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8QR0WshSEn1+thjkiVaWMYm8EfQD4jF880MrfOv3dOo2H:8ew1+TAi4qZIvliMRH

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9169

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

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