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shortcut_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 shortcut_imsetup.exe, “SweetIM 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.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
SweetIM by SweetPacks

Description:
SweetIM Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 9, 0, 302

MD5:
347a04a5271ce9d545501bb096a16d5b

SHA-1:
d5b69fb7d6e25af23063246fc14de83158714a6b

SHA-256:
8bc7cd5de2e8d129a991d54b8386c07741a11e8262749af7bfdf04401bf4d97a

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:
4/24/2024 1:35:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.Q
2013.11.20.21

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.26
9.0.1.0324

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
7.9190

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2013.11.20.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.Q
14.8.7.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
24866

File size:
4 MB (4,200,208 bytes)

Product version:
2, 9, 0, 302

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_imsetup.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:
9/9/2013 3:19:47 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Syecxo9M1saRnK5EQYX/l1nTXxjLQkq/w9NqVmPUIw/nClkqBoBo:JexasmmEb/l193xq/w9N0GUIw/L+Qo

Entry address:
0x58F5E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, E6, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 1F, D6, 58, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, DE, 25, 3F, 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:
7.9960  (probably packed)

Code size:
4 MB (4,145,152 bytes)

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

http://cdn.download.sweetpacks.com/simsdm/conduit/.../bundlesweetimsetup.exe

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