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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 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.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
SweetIM by SweetPacks

Description:
SweetIM Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 2, 0, 5

MD5:
9005fa673d9c723f29fea027d965bea4

SHA-1:
58341d14fa3fa2e0e6245edbb1973ff222a95f1e

SHA-256:
8f931c57a2200caf59716d76b2f49d8b0e114fa2c7393754992fb66ef9ec145d

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 2:37:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.9720627
859

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/SweetIM.AQ
7.11.97.40

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.9720627
1.0.20.1360

Bkav FE
W32.Clod768.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17137

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.22
9.0.1.0272

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.9720627
8.14.09.29.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.8944

G Data
Trojan.Generic.9720627
14.9.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.SuspectCRC
t3scan.2.0.127

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.09.29.09

McAfee
Artemis!999FE482443D
5600.6993

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.9720627
15.0.0.816

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.M
14.9.29.9

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1228
7.2.272

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
22592

File size:
597.8 KB (612,184 bytes)

Product version:
2, 2, 0, 5

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:
9/6/2012 11:58:41 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:srcgSTyKdAzkE85NoBy8Y6nhPaUQNscBKNXixNevoSk:shYLEwNooX6nhPLQNz2m

Entry address:
0x16F2D0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 4F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, F0, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, A9, D4, 16, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, CA, 42, 07, 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:
468 KB (479,232 bytes)

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

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

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