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shortcut_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 shortcut_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. 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, 2, 0, 5

MD5:
5466c415e28dcc7706f23b96f1f0a62c

SHA-1:
72524c8c177b1f0959be26660abc8d136f607306

SHA-256:
3974e4529ca0cd7e8d6a3eb29523b47f551f3ce4d6b3ea587f40cfc0a79802bf

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
4/26/2024 7:47:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17137

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.16
9.0.1.019

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.8943

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.01.19.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.X
14.8.7.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
22590

File size:
489.8 KB (501,592 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}\appdata\local\temp\shortcut_flashplayersdm.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/9/2011 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2014 3:59:59 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:
9/6/2012 2:58:41 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QrcgSTyKdAzkE85NoBy8Y6nhPaUt4MmOYVBoST:QhYLEwNooX6nhPLWMdYVn

Entry address:
0x154180

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 4F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, F0, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, A9, 24, 15, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 7E, 11, 06, 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:
7.7044  (probably packed)

Code size:
392 KB (401,408 bytes)

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

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

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