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sweetimsetup.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 sweetimsetup.exe, “SweetIM Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 17 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, 2, 0, 7

MD5:
251326838643b61415694f6eb0c2d3e9

SHA-1:
2f431e50c43892bc0e35c8ba0e14b6a4167e2b88

SHA-256:
43e75af262eef18fda5c18c2133c4cff2f614f2ff7ac8a8ddfed7600a6ea50e2

Scanner detections:
17 / 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 1:09:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.9720627
997

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/SweetIM.AQ
7.11.97.40

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.9720627
1.0.20.670

Bkav FE
W32.Clod768.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Boost by Reason
Optional.SweetIM.M
188838

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
14938

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.17
9.0.1.0134

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.9720627
8.14.05.14.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.7901

G Data
Trojan.Generic.9720627
14.5.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.SuspectCRC
t3scan.2.0.127

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.05.14.03

McAfee
Artemis!999FE482443D
5600.7131

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.9720627
15.0.0.402

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.M
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1107
7.2.134

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
20658

File size:
514.3 KB (526,680 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\sweetimsetup.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 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:
10/14/2012 1:58:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:sBp5y4woNxaXCV9UPXUc6//96V+9jv2q10c3oSF:sBp5yDoN4XCVEXUuk9jv2q100

Entry address:
0x15C2C0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 4F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, F0, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, A9, A4, 15, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, BC, 72, 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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Code size:
416 KB (425,984 bytes)

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

http://cdn.download.sweetpacks.com/simsdm/SEMGRP001/.../sweetimsetup.exe

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