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shortcut_vlcmediaplayersdm.exe

VLC Media Player 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_vlcmediaplayersdm.exe, “VLC Media Player Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 6 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
VLC Media Player by SweetPacks

Description:
VLC Media Player Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 2, 0, 5

MD5:
0336760e14ade1aa2496adce50b8693e

SHA-1:
f02bd8d2aecb4b04d5021f11193b6f28099d9005

SHA-256:
4d5cb620a23aded8bed2e99edba1809f4df4117d9aaaaa01d79bba11a26b1253

Scanner detections:
6 / 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 1:14:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17497

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.16
9.0.1.0258

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.9190

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.09.15.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.AA
14.9.15.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
24734

File size:
598.8 KB (613,208 bytes)

Product version:
2, 2, 0, 5

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_vlcmediaplayersdm.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
2/5/2014 12:59:59 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:
9/6/2012 11:58:41 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:wrcgSTyKdAzkE85NoBy8Y6nhPaUN7nAv+qP8rQ2YyW6Mgy1NoST:whYLEwNooX6nhPLNLFU2YShw

Entry address:
0x172540

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, 04, 17, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 3C, C5, 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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Code size:
504 KB (516,096 bytes)

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

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

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