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shortcut_sweetimsetup.exe

SweetIM 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_sweetimsetup.exe, “SweetIM Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 11 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:
SweetIM by SweetPacks

Description:
SweetIM Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 2, 0, 7

MD5:
c1684d980f6723c5bde57be2ffeb2f2b

SHA-1:
4d9d2f0f08c3c92ce8faca1d519663b17ec3d105

SHA-256:
ae453e47e4ed3f46dae4dc315394e7a11bbcf2c0c80c3b84ea2bf1389497b84c

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
11/27/2024 3:55:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/SweetIM.YU
7.11.123.120

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc90.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
15141

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.17
9.0.1.0123

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.7963

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SweetIM
t3scan.2.2.29

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.05.03.11

MicroWorld eScan
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.StartPage
15.0.0.369

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.V
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1102
7.2.123

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
22592

File size:
462.3 KB (473,432 bytes)

Product version:
2, 2, 0, 7

Copyright:
Copyright © 2011 SweetIM Technologies Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SweetPacks Installer

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\shortcut_sweetimsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/5/2014 1:59:59 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 2:58:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:G6E9eCng/tq4Ph5u0p3p1ukKfyQjH/oSBE:Gv9eH/tq4p5VpZ1OffI

Entry address:
0x14F3A0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 4F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, F0, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, A9, D4, 14, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 9D, A3, 05, 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:
7.6782

Code size:
364 KB (372,736 bytes)

The file shortcut_sweetimsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://cdn.download.sweetim.com/download/install/.../sweetimsetup.exe

http://cdn.download.sweetpacks.com/simsdm/.../sweetimsetup.exe

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