pangu8setup.exe

Install Beta

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application pangu8setup.exe, “Swift Installer ” by Install Beta 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.10-pn-installer.com.
Publisher:
Swift Installer   (signed by Install Beta)

Product:
Swift Installer

Description:
Swift Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
20f221327cce63ab39836090917cf069

SHA-1:
02c5c960807ed9a240b34094e67e747ad983d8b8

SHA-256:
6f26a60e6fc8507e35266869043a73304778ded4527c93075a24588e4d069170

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
12/26/2024 1:54:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.7.25.6

File size:
337.4 KB (345,464 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Swift Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pangu8setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/24/2014 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2015 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Beta, O=Install Beta, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", 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:
009A48736EA8E3F31268B7C9D99C833A71

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/15/2015 6:00:26 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:NqXkm0f7txzG7inbxLPnIMbG/+Vh/65SHKMp:NmB0fTzG7ibxLPnIuG2T/65SH/p

Entry address:
0x17B63

Entry point:
E8, CD, 8C, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 68, D0, 7B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, A4, 85, 43, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, A4...
 
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Code size:
170 KB (174,080 bytes)

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