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PDFcreatorSDM.exe

PDFCreator 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 PDFcreatorSDM.exe, “PDFCreator Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 16 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.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
PDFCreator by SweetPacks

Description:
PDFCreator Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 8, 0, 4

MD5:
d99df35c0bd68c3111b655dced109d0c

SHA-1:
957418eed0b483ab282103d042360dead44f7a39

SHA-256:
8593a405365326c13775f7ce5550ddbfe6f984b5058878262e87a9c8e3130920

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/25/2024 9:29:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.9720627
1020

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/SweetIM.AQ
7.11.97.40

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.9720627
1.0.20.555

Bkav FE
W32.Clod768.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17674

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.26
9.0.1.099

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.9720627
8.14.04.21.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.9338

G Data
Trojan.Generic.9720627
14.4.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.SuspectCRC
t3scan.2.0.127

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.04.09.06

McAfee
Artemis!999FE482443D
5600.7154

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.9720627
15.0.0.333

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.N
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0120
7.2.99

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
25812

File size:
527.3 KB (539,920 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\pdfcreatorsdm.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/9/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2014 6:59:59 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 4:46:45 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:C9qLlr9LhTFMCHCUAJiixxqFbvtKRrSMs8X2q/boScYB:C9qLfLPtibMbvIxSMX2q/SYB

Entry address:
0x19DC40

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 52, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, ED, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 77, B5, 19, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 37, 4C, 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:
7.8864  (probably packed)

Code size:
472 KB (483,328 bytes)

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

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

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