pndubngsetup.exe

Pinnacle Driver Updater

Pinnacle PC Performance

The application pndubngsetup.exe by Pinnacle PC Performance has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.pinnaclepcperformance.com.
Publisher:
http://www.pinnaclepcperformance.com/driverupdater/   (signed by Pinnacle PC Performance)

Product:
Pinnacle Driver Updater

Version:
Pinnacle Driver Upda

MD5:
ed449a5c4cc7dbce40361fffa0099c72

SHA-1:
eeb008019dcde3bf07120d33079d68b8cb182e5c

SHA-256:
99cac65d5def7e57b6afdce9df0a2fa8a224c746ee3d342926b3552cb4dcb5b1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 6:32:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PinnaclePC (L)
17.2.18.0

File size:
8.5 MB (8,919,696 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.20462

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/6/2017 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/9/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Pinnacle PC Performance, OU=Management, O=Pinnacle PC Performance, STREET="3/213, Malviya Nagar", STREET=Jawahar Nagar Sec -7, L=Jaipur, S=Rajasthan, PostalCode=302017, C=IN

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

Serial number:
00E09E9C4FEECA1B59C697A96E9F38F8DF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/6/2016 10:39:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x117DC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 44, 01, 41, 00, E8, C8, 4D, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, BE, 1E, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 7A, 1E, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 0E, D5, FF, FF, E8, 5D, D0, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, D6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 60, 2E, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, A6, A0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 58, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9803

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65 KB (66,560 bytes)

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

http://www.pinnaclepcperformance.com/download_du_ip.asp?def_utm_source=pnduyah&utm_pubid=how i can fix sound on computer<br />&brand=Windows® 7&Model=Windows®7&utm_source=pndubng&utm_campaign=pndubng&pxl=PND1222_PND1199_PND648&referUrl=https://search.yahoo.com/.../search?hspart=SGMedia&hsimp=yhs-sgm_fb&fr=sgm&type=20170220_135_ch_dr.sshome_bgenrc&enablesearch=true&slpassthru=1&passthru=1&tmppassthru=1&ufsmps=1&spredirect=1&rdrct=no&p=how i can fix sound on computer

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