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shortcut_winrarsdm.exe

WinRAR 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_winrarsdm.exe, “WinRAR Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 20 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 WinRAR archiver but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
WinRAR by SweetPacks

Description:
WinRAR Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 4, 0, 8

MD5:
8d9c4fa41a75ba65a56f4f6abdc37d5e

SHA-1:
2eba79db97e13061c4a9e464e529e24a128f7642

SHA-256:
972d2020445ade78b5a34e498237fcdd21de7777282f2aa94e85c7c6f7d89293

Scanner detections:
20 / 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 12:59:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.9720627
1032

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Drop.MSIL.Agent.aitk
7.11.80.30

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.8815812
1.0.20.385

Bkav FE
W32.Clod768.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
16325

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.26
9.0.1.077

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.8815812
8.14.03.18.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.8376

G Data
Trojan.Generic.8815812
14.3.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.SuspectCRC
t3scan.2.0.127

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.168.8751

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.04.09.12

McAfee
Artemis!999FE482443D
5600.7166

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.9720627
15.0.0.297

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.8815812
13.05.25.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.S
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0113
7.2.77

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
20658

File size:
446.3 KB (456,976 bytes)

Product version:
2, 4, 0, 8

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_winrarsdm.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:
1/8/2013 7:35:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9hOK7SIpUg7VTJMOunj6Xaf5i6PJhwoSd:POK7HUCTeOunj6XaRRPzS

Entry address:
0x1580E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 4F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, F0, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 62, 64, 15, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, DE, 00, 06, 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:
388 KB (397,312 bytes)

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

http://cdn.download.fileparade.com/Installers/.../WinRARSDM.exe

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

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