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imsetup.exe

SweetIM 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 imsetup.exe, “SweetIM 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.download.sweetpacks.com.
Publisher:
Perion Network Ltd  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
SweetIM by SweetPacks

Description:
SweetIM Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
4, 2, 0, 3

MD5:
da0d5b068526728b25f648e4d146cef6

SHA-1:
19481bbdf52c1a3645cb77938c3007cb6dd779f1

SHA-256:
a6c653da6de73d5e19f33a8587215c24984264cc670c1e153f4fea797ff620d8

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
4/26/2024 2:17:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.26
9.0.1.050

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.9434

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Vittalia
2/19/2014

McAfee
Artemis!DA0D5B068526
5600.7215

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Delf.csbaek
0.28.0.57630

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.H
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1225
7.2.50

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
26564

File size:
886.3 KB (907,536 bytes)

Product version:
4, 2, 0, 3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013 Perion Network Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SweetPacks Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\imsetup.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:
11/26/2013 12:18:26 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rlslWwdsAyjbKvAkf92vAaI1HT/OhDTv5VcQWs1av2Aq2zqI27FoliUoSKG:Z2WwdsAyHiwAVpLGDL5Vcrs65zqISGKG

Entry address:
0x3265D0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 65, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, DA, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 78, 47, 32, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, C4, E5, 0C, 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:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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

http://cdn.download.sweetpacks.com/simsdm/ask/bundle/.../bundlesweetimsetup.exe

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