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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, 4, 0, 3

MD5:
8fa0e4b082e917bcfe867229e1e27add

SHA-1:
99dcbe43cabffbbceb95e578d1aa4c240b8580c2

SHA-256:
a3e08efbc04c57c9f38b4ac34f3b42ea2e7566b67081bfa3834be8d2f45176b6

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
5/10/2024 6:14:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.9720627
818

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/SweetIM.AQ
7.11.97.40

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.9720627
1.0.20.1560

Bkav FE
W32.Clod768.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17356

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.20
9.0.1.0312

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.9720627
8.14.11.08.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.9112

G Data
Trojan.Generic.9720627
14.11.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.SuspectCRC
t3scan.2.0.127

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.11.08.05

McAfee
Artemis!999FE482443D
5600.6952

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.9720627
15.0.0.936

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.M
14.11.8.17

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1228
7.2.312

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
23842

File size:
543.8 KB (556,888 bytes)

Product version:
2, 4, 0, 3

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:
12/9/2012 11:41:37 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:I29iPVuhTnuWo0+9kkAwEqcu+c34KYD9oSU:WN6DYiDBZO

Entry address:
0x1748E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 4F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, F0, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 62, 24, 17, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, DD, 88, 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:
488 KB (499,712 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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