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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 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 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, 2, 0, 7

MD5:
b478d93e7aac50df52e5ad6deafdd417

SHA-1:
b589a74a1a49d1651854e29c2856b747a3a8e2a4

SHA-256:
7767fdb64dfec8286b158a99f9957172174473112f81b6db1aa05fc1c52030dd

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 1:14:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.17
9.0.1.075

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.8960

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.03.16.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.S
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1021
7.2.75

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
22678

File size:
596.8 KB (611,160 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_winrarsdm.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2011 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/4/2014 11:59:59 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:
10/14/2012 12:58:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:RBp5y4woNxaXCV9UPXUc6//96V+XfxCd6PDc4mVkZ29NoSy:RBp5yDoN4XCVEXUukMdS929S

Entry address:
0x172CD0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 4F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, 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, C8, BC, 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:
7.7769  (probably packed)

Code size:
500 KB (512,000 bytes)

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

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

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-208-15-18.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.208.15.18:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.120.26:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to broadband.actcorp.in  (123.176.33.11:80)

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