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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 9 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 the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player by SweetPacks

Description:
Adobe Flash Player Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 1, 0, 5

MD5:
4881ad041c73ad1e69e0a91f53773fc3

SHA-1:
854e2a9e21dabb3a235b8b6c861b9f9cbaf4ed9a

SHA-256:
ad812c4bb8f267f1c0763b1e0a4c09a1ca74360f7951b48fe52eb4a0cf0aeb5f

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/18/2024 3:12:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
ASD.Prevention
2013.10.22

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17137

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.6
9.0.1.077

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.8944

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.03.18.06

McAfee
Artemis!4881AD041C73
5600.7188

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SweetIM.bjnhuf
0.26.0.55532

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.O
14.8.7.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
22594

File size:
297.8 KB (304,984 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}\appdata\local\temp\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:
5/20/2012 2:03:03 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:uT7BS5OxRTn2VsB+FHMQC7YeS4auYh7tIOxyoSK:u3EsxN2qB+ZMtN/Yh7tbyoSK

Entry address:
0xB9480

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 47, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, F8, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 2D, 70, 0B, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 7B, B4, 03, 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:
244 KB (249,856 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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