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flashplayersdm.exe

Adobe Flash Player 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 flashplayersdm.exe, “Adobe Flash Player 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player by SweetPacks

Description:
Adobe Flash Player Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 2, 0, 5

MD5:
85cf9b35072c4745b0c25e94980f352b

SHA-1:
7151778cd61a9ddffc44ba1181791466a9815679

SHA-256:
69cc350f584efb2b7b612ac8a1a55d3dc5c7af0d7df45a1d0f3c30a9ce605cf4

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 12:26:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.16
9.0.1.085

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.9285

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.03.26.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.O
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1104
7.2.85

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
25402

File size:
588.3 KB (602,456 bytes)

Product version:
2, 2, 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\flashplayersdm.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:
9/6/2012 11:58:41 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BrcgSTyKdAzkE85NoBy8Y6nhPaUyqVZINZHKB+N1TToS8+:BhYLEwNooX6nhPLyqwNlKB+N1T9

Entry address:
0x16EAE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 4F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, F0, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, A9, C4, 16, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, CF, 9A, 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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Code size:
492 KB (503,808 bytes)

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

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

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