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shortcut_sweetimsetup.exe

SweetIM Installer 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_sweetimsetup.exe 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.download.sweetim.com.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
SweetIM Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
1, 5, 0, 6

MD5:
00be6bf8d720a4481f34e13279a70c84

SHA-1:
22e83f816772c59455f61ec98327f17aa3ab7a56

SHA-256:
da9c7c593fb80991181486ed25eb5c6a9c15bb59ad724d03d90d2dec3905531a

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 5:53:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140701

Bkav FE
W32.Clod5f7.Trojan
1.3.0.4261

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.2
9.0.1.0182

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.9879479
8.14.07.01.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.8329

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/SweetIM
7/1/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.07.01.08

McAfee
Artemis!4D19CF6F8250
5600.7083

MicroWorld eScan
Win32/SweetIM.C
15.0.0.546

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SweetIM.bjqnjq
0.28.0.57380

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.V
14.8.7.19

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10435

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0828
7.2.182

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.FCBCBKN
10.465.01

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
22592

File size:
304.8 KB (312,112 bytes)

Product version:
1, 5, 0, 6

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_sweetimsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/10/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/5/2014 1:59:59 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:
4/18/2012 11:04:42 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:UgHSgHabX6ZBl60FS9RGJbTRJg9Kdu3nBSK6q2WBl2AgoS8:UgHSgHaWZBM0oLG9RJg/sGpgoS8

Entry address:
0xB8260

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 48, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, F7, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 37, 62, 0B, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 5C, 52, 03, 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:
7.4908

Code size:
216 KB (221,184 bytes)

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

http://cdn.download.sweetim.com/download/install/.../sweetimsetup.exe

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