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sim_mp_pgr.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 sim_mp_pgr.exe, “SweetIM Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 12 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 file has been seen being downloaded from download.perion.com.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
SweetIM by SweetPacks

Description:
SweetIM Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
4, 1, 0, 1

MD5:
57717bbd8c4119b9e450be30af15a521

SHA-1:
b11da81c3cfad6e72a91797f62050fad96541180

SHA-256:
8fee4984e24caddc5776861050735720b1d5ce6b654468bf62cfaa7f81c0f03d

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 5:00:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160214

AVG
Generic35
2017.0.2833

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.26
9.0.1.045

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM.I potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.193.14786

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2016.02.14.09

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.TorrentEasy.cqzrur
0.30.0.65070

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.767720
15.01.28.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion.Montera.Bundler (M)
16.2.14.21

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789481
36666

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.14988
2.0.0.2048

File size:
749.7 KB (767,720 bytes)

Product version:
4, 1, 0, 1

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\sim_mp_pgr.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/9/2011 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2014 9:59:59 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:
8/15/2013 10:54:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Q8TAD0I4A0ybsVtNbYONLHuz5qD/mZZWuK05CqEAWqsPWm/Yfz2yi/Vnc/48o9W+:ld60bY4Huz4Uv5MAAP/1ldncYj

Entry address:
0x210AE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 56, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, E9, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 4F, E7, 20, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, D3, BA, 0A, 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:
692 KB (708,608 bytes)

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

http://download.perion.com/h/id/.../installer.exe

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