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skypesdm.exe

Skype 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 skypesdm.exe, “Skype Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the SweetPacks Installer installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.download.fileparade.com.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
Skype by SweetPacks

Description:
Skype Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 2, 0, 7

MD5:
11dea1b4ffa9ba6c494f7d91b3468f02

SHA-1:
d80e0e5ba243dff1604a2dc3a002b7df82b03a53

SHA-256:
50e5dc0423478db73842c0c2dce76d1befe727d2ada7d2403f05183995f67e5e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:43:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion.Montera.Bundler (M)
16.2.1.4

File size:
620.8 KB (635,736 bytes)

Product version:
2, 2, 0, 7

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\skypesdm.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
2/5/2014 12:59:59 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:
10/14/2012 1:58:11 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VBp5y4woNxaXCV9UPXUc6//96V+pO9GAcvEHeoS6L:VBp5yDoN4XCVEXUukpO9GATZ

Entry address:
0x17EDC0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 4F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, F0, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, A9, C4, 17, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, B0, 1D, 08, 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:
7.7902  (probably packed)

Code size:
524 KB (536,576 bytes)

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

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

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