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calibresdm.exe

Calibre 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 calibresdm.exe, “Calibre Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 7 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 file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.download.fileparade.com.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
Calibre by SweetPacks

Description:
Calibre Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 8, 0, 4

MD5:
f2df59cd325030fe5134737ac7a4a1dd

SHA-1:
07c29744d82a181f4e36bc8e59403cf7280d775f

SHA-256:
903ab77b08d69ffb115fb980be411c44747aca1a181b03f63836b73de456846d

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
4/23/2024 1:40:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
20030

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.26
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM.I potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SweetIM
t3scan.1.8.3.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.11.08.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.K
14.11.8.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789481
34232

File size:
533.8 KB (546,576 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\calibresdm.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:
4/25/2013 9:46:45 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:z9qLlr9LhTFMCHCUAJiixxqFbvtKRrSIqsSNBMoST:z9qLfLPtibMbvIxSIfYc

Entry address:
0x1A0650

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, E5, 19, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 40, 66, 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:
7.8884  (probably packed)

Code size:
480 KB (491,520 bytes)

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

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

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