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wlm-win7.exe

Windows Live Messenger 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 wlm-win7.exe, “Windows Live Messenger Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SweetPacks Installer installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.fileparade.com.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
Windows Live Messenger by SweetPacks

Description:
Windows Live Messenger Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 1, 0, 5

MD5:
4edafe93ee2ee0fb03ca2712184af860

SHA-1:
a7a646b557a4f47415d3925e5e3c0cb4c859e4fc

SHA-256:
8a1e61b1e31f0fb62bfedb8a7f19ce99d854cf5b36e734c9f72d0042e0d73726

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:22:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
13077

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.6
9.0.1.0339

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.I
14.12.5.8

File size:
316.8 KB (324,440 bytes)

Product version:
2, 1, 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}\downloads\wlm-win7.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:
5/20/2012 2:03:03 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:mT7BS5OxRTn2VsB+FHMQC7YeS4auYLpU8JGcIIacYrjmooSc:m3EsxN2qB+ZMtN/YLHJhIItooSc

Entry address:
0xBC1C0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 47, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, F8, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 2D, A0, 0B, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, BA, 01, 04, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 00, 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:
260 KB (266,240 bytes)

The file wlm-win7.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.fileparade.com/lp/.../wlm-win7.exe

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