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shortcut_downloadmanagersdm.exe

Internet Download Manager 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 shortcut_downloadmanagersdm.exe, “Internet Download Manager Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SweetPacks Installer installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.download.fileparade.com.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
Internet Download Manager by SweetPacks

Description:
Internet Download Manager Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 2, 0, 7

MD5:
99ec5e460bd8ab61066327b58ba4743c

SHA-1:
abdd5d47558ce1f0e078511357e3635218056802

SHA-256:
15a9c04c9cc8473acc8e16d4531cb9f2336fa5697f7530ae9d27a65b6557682d

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:16:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.8464

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.BB
14.9.1.7

File size:
592.3 KB (606,552 bytes)

Product version:
2, 2, 0, 7

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}\appdata\local\temp\shortcut_downloadmanagersdm.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2011 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
2/5/2014 5:29:59 AM

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:
10/14/2012 5:28:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MBp5y4woNxaXCV9UPXUc6//96V+XfJ9engjzIvg0FrZboS6:MBp5yDoN4XCVEXUukB9emII0A

Entry address:
0x170AC0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 4F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, F0, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, A9, E4, 16, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, BE, AA, 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:
7.7742  (probably packed)

Code size:
496 KB (507,904 bytes)

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

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

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