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vlcmediaplayersdm.exe

VLC Media Player 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 vlcmediaplayersdm.exe, “VLC Media Player Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 13 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
VLC Media Player by SweetPacks

Description:
VLC Media Player Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 2, 0, 7

MD5:
71aed1a46fca7566086be81bab7792e2

SHA-1:
3a1d7d9638ef059d75e27018c28cbf196c213e82

SHA-256:
fd2d9b060cc117bc9b296205dfa640d974bd1be741eab8d3b4d701e7de574bbd

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/26/2024 3:06:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.9971443
965

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140614

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.9971443
1.0.20.825

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.17
9.0.1.0165

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.9971443
8.14.06.14.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.9257

G Data
Trojan.Generic.9971443
14.6.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.2.29

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2014.06.14.01

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.9971443
15.0.0.495

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.9971443
14.01.06.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.R
14.8.7.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
25160

File size:
578.8 KB (592,728 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\vlcmediaplayersdm.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:RBp5y4woNxaXCV9UPXUc6//96V+XfTw90LHO3W2rhxJoSt:RBp5yDoN4XCVEXUuk7w9f3HtL

Entry address:
0x170490

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 4F, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, F0, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, A9, E4, 16, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 84, 74, 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:
484 KB (495,616 bytes)

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

http://cdn.download.fileparade.com/.../VLCMediaPlayerSDM.exe

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