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AudacitySDM.exe

Audacity by SweetPacks

SweetIM Technologies Ltd

This installer bundles a number of adware programs including the SweetIM Toolbar, PriceGong and other adware utilities with setup of the downloaded software. The application AudacitySDM.exe, “Audacity Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SweetPacks Installer installer. This will modify the wbe browser's home and search pages and search provider as well as display various advertisements.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
Audacity by SweetPacks

Description:
Audacity Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 8, 0, 4

MD5:
378fea61188c8e0d80c5f15f036effd2

SHA-1:
24dd42be7c9d3e56e46e688913e1926cf7c73bf6

SHA-256:
0b6e9c975cca626974d3bbcf50a736b13cf917b8686b55bda1718b2972012f6e

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/25/2024 12:55:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.9720627
1020

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/SweetIM.AQ
7.11.97.40

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.9720627
1.0.20.555

Bkav FE
W32.Clod768.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17053

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.26
9.0.1.099

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.9720627
8.14.04.21.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.8877

G Data
Trojan.Generic.9720627
14.4.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.SuspectCRC
t3scan.2.0.127

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.04.09.06

McAfee
Artemis!999FE482443D
5600.7154

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.9720627
15.0.0.333

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.L
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0614
7.2.99

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
22100

File size:
532.8 KB (545,552 bytes)

Product version:
2, 8, 0, 4

Copyright:
Copyright © 2011 SweetIM Technologies Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SweetPacks Installer

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/9/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SweetIM Technologies Ltd, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=SweetIM Technologies Ltd, L=Ra'anana, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5E3BF2B52DA9EA7F1B539A7F018F4EC6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/25/2013 4:46:45 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:e9qLlr9LhTFMCHCUAJiixxqFbvtKRrSfW4SmQ0VcUh8oSh:e9qLfLPtibMbvIxSfW+mUhS

Entry address:
0x1A0320

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 52, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, ED, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 77, E5, 19, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 12, 63, 07, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.8897  (probably packed)

Code size:
476 KB (487,424 bytes)

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

http://cdn.download.fileparade.com/.../AudacitySDM.exe

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