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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, 7, 0, 5

MD5:
73b3bfec2c3c11543ac4dbd275dbf613

SHA-1:
8ace90b6faed89cee3f68bf5c458a3c35260c6d8

SHA-256:
b794410a710ba396d5ec95c6c061a4bff618a82abbb1d1f4106c46f0e71ece7d

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/19/2024 12:12:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.9720627
1065

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/SweetIM.AQ
7.11.97.40

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.9720627
1.0.20.330

Bkav FE
W32.Clod768.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Boost by Reason
Optional.SweetIM.M
188838

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
16790

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.26
9.0.1.066

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.9720627
8.14.03.07.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.8943

G Data
Trojan.Generic.9720627
14.3.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.SuspectCRC
t3scan.2.0.127

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.03.07.06

McAfee
Artemis!999FE482443D
5600.7199

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.9720627
15.0.0.198

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.M
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0311
7.2.66

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
20658

File size:
498.3 KB (510,224 bytes)

Product version:
2, 7, 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:
2/19/2013 4:59:24 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Ld+pOkC/2ok45YQML2IKMDSL3knsfvSpH8Sqaz7odTdir4+PkeXWAic72Vnjs145:x8hZ2rNfvC83A+dsDWvFVC4T1oStP

Entry address:
0x18AD20

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 51, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, EE, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 66, 85, 18, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 15, CD, 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:
440 KB (450,560 bytes)

The file sweetimsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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

http://cdn.download.sweetpacks.com/simsdm/tests/t0120/v9/.../SweetIMSetup.exe

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

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