VideoConverterSetup.exe

Video Converter 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 VideoConverterSetup.exe, “Video Converter Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 8 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:
Video Converter by SweetPacks

Description:
Video Converter Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 8, 0, 4

MD5:
68394c117499796c73bc9b894332b973

SHA-1:
9f3c5d22f2f8c47729a3bd3c2b49838506f10f79

SHA-256:
bf2dab60e97d35a92a7fcaac8e88c675d3af845069b6548e18741ffa715b4f20

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
11/25/2024 1:59:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Adware.Installer.SweetIM.T
2013.8.28.0

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.26
9.0.1.0240

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
7.9190

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2013.12.20.16

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2013.08.28.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.T
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0520
7.2.240

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
24664

File size:
529.3 KB (541,968 bytes)

Product version:
2, 8, 0, 4

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}\downloads\videoconvertersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/9/2011 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2014 3:59:59 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:
4/25/2013 1:46:45 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:e9qLlr9LhTFMCHCUAJiixxqFbvtKRrS2a1G6oSr:e9qLfLPtibMbvIxSX4W

Entry address:
0x19F530

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 52, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, ED, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 77, D5, 19, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 2A, 55, 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:
7.8888  (probably packed)

Code size:
476 KB (487,424 bytes)

The file VideoConverterSetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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