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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, 7

MD5:
875475a8ce56dbf9bfdb4ed3c4d41a5b

SHA-1:
d865c42d7c3f71b95e90ca4d23cba9f8717be4af

SHA-256:
3ae8ce24ce7e96d9c5165d9bcbcb0d4eb247fc3428cb57560d2cee75fa2544ed

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:
5/10/2024 7:28:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.9720627
999

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/SweetIM.AQ
7.11.97.40

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.9720627
1.0.20.660

Bkav FE
W32.Clod768.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Boost by Reason
Optional.SweetIM.M
188838

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.17
9.0.1.0132

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.9720627
8.14.05.12.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.8701

G Data
Trojan.Generic.9720627
14.5.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.SuspectCRC
t3scan.2.0.127

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.05.12.01

McAfee
Artemis!999FE482443D
5600.7133

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.9720627
15.0.0.396

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.M
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1025
7.2.132

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)

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:xBp5y4woNxaXCV9UPXUc6//96V+9jv2qMfk7+//d9oSj:xBp5yDoN4XCVEXUuk9jv2qMcS//d

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, B8, 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/dealply/.../sweetimsetup.exe

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