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 7 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, 0, 0, 11

MD5:
a32dc92e5c6c2063c574d9d9c16d51c0

SHA-1:
9d2a74c70ec6cacf31740709bd1dec8c3d434118

SHA-256:
ec2d263f4e2ab6563268a4d11f4bd4d426416da7348f49e1811191c144d1025d

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
11/6/2024 4:45:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.2
9.0.1.0335

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.8943

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.12.01.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.R
14.12.1.14

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_SWEETIM
7.2.335

Trend Micro
ADW_SWEETIM
10.465.01

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
22588

File size:
312.3 KB (319,792 bytes)

Product version:
2, 0, 0, 11

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
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:
4/18/2012 5:44:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:/CBhLFEySUW+ThIBJmj7QT6XewEeRRJknSqMdedLJLyj6e9laZtHoSiQ:/CBhhEyzdNDeeRkjndJLy+e9lCRoSt

Entry address:
0xB1E60

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 47, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, F8, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 92, FF, 0A, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 5D, EE, 03, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 00, 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:
7.7547  (probably packed)

Code size:
256 KB (262,144 bytes)

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