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panguv8setup.exe

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This is published and distributed via an Adknowledge's advertising supported (adware) software installer. The application panguv8setup.exe, “Swift Installer ” by Dashboot 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 Dashboot)

Product:
Swift Installer

Description:
Swift Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
2b6d22a5c75f6122138f2140e396b6b0

SHA-1:
969d7db7db135f1d1dff3389640fce51d30e582e

SHA-256:
bf3cffdaf12e043ef7b982e1a94ff781752105109ffe23bd2aafb3aa05d95c3b

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 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:
11/5/2024 5:53:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Dashboot.Installer (M)
16.5.25.10

File size:
333.4 KB (341,360 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Swift Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\panguv8setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Dashboot

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Dashboot, O=Dashboot, 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:
38639BB44C364AEC1911230BD3196A03

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2014 6:00:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:uZOQtZQ2eWto6koWdj2iRzm7+Wff9jBiJ:ugQtZQ2eD6od6iRzm7+U1i

Entry address:
0x18863

Entry point:
E8, 17, A6, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 8C, C6, 43, 00, 33, C5, 50, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, 8C, C6, 43, 00, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, F0, FF, 75, FC, C7, 45, FC, FF, FF, FF, FF, 8D, 45, F4, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F4, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F...
 
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Entropy:
5.9141

Code size:
185 KB (189,440 bytes)

The file panguv8setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://secure.10-pn-installer.com/o/.../panguv8setup.exe

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