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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 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SweetPacks Installer installer. 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, 4, 0, 8

MD5:
d4ee062de677d00c0bc93ec358b0d5b7

SHA-1:
aa75b0f648df30b9bb54cea715e4eb7afc86a3f5

SHA-256:
bc8b5af80324c0a21ce13ba9693f5aa92412e4459548b81c3ea728257304e764

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
5/9/2024 11:02:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
15569

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.26
9.0.1.0216

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.SweetIM.AMN
8.14.08.04.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
8.8115

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.R
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0128
7.2.216

File size:
554.8 KB (568,080 bytes)

Product version:
2, 4, 0, 8

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:
1/9/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2014 7:59:59 PM

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:
1/8/2013 2:35:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NhOK7SIpUg7VTJMOunj6Xaf5i8vuNYPDAUmT9JoBioSk:fOK7HUCTeOunj6XaRlDAx9JQV

Entry address:
0x1773D0

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, 54, 17, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, C2, B3, 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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Entropy:
7.8930  (probably packed)

Code size:
496 KB (507,904 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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