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JewelQuest3SDM.exe

JewelQuest3 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 JewelQuest3SDM.exe, “JewelQuest3 Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 12 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:
JewelQuest3 by SweetPacks

Description:
JewelQuest3 Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 8, 0, 4

MD5:
4bff61f1c21b53ed91b6d67da1e836d9

SHA-1:
8468511f4142392a03a631eb4075f8bb69cf8a8b

SHA-256:
deb79e25b3353cd067dc2811ef4e6629523f42f55817d247a200d82a9ea440f5

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 12:02:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140807

Boost by Reason
Adware.Installer.SweetIM.O
2013.8.29.0

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17487

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.26
9.0.1.0241

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.SweetIM.AMN
8.14.08.07.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
7.9190

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of VideoConverterSetup.exe (Adware)
2013.12.20.16

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2013.08.29.12

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SweetIM.bjnhuf
0.26.0.55532

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.O
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0523
7.2.241

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
24668

File size:
543.3 KB (556,304 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\jewelquest3sdm.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/9/2011 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2014 3:59:59 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 1:46:45 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:x9qLlr9LhTFMCHCUAJiixxqFbvtKRrSCSp4IEYSoSG:x9qLfLPtibMbvIxS1Rf

Entry address:
0x1A6D50

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 52, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, ED, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 77, 45, 1A, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 40, 8D, 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:
7.8932  (probably packed)

Code size:
488 KB (499,712 bytes)

The file JewelQuest3SDM.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.download.sweetpacks.com/.../JewelQuest3SDM.exe

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