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winrarsdm.exe

WinRAR 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 winrarsdm.exe, “WinRAR Installer by SweetPacks” by SweetIM Technologies has been detected as adware by 22 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as WinRAR archiver but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
SweetIM Technologies Ltd.  (signed by SweetIM Technologies Ltd)

Product:
WinRAR by SweetPacks

Description:
WinRAR Installer by SweetPacks

Version:
2, 1, 0, 5

MD5:
1a2cb2d3839908702fbda6a030e27e29

SHA-1:
5d96a62f0cd4ac412daca07c30ad7ebe1d184111

SHA-256:
17ca859fe9a86c7ed046be5c575e8baaf5cb223962792c71d8c7856053446172

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 2:01:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.8604746
1133

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Rogue
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Rogue.8604746
7.11.124.210

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.8604746
1.0.20.1810

Bkav FE
W32.Cloddd4.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17491

Dr.Web
Adware.SweetIM.6
9.0.1.0362

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.8604746
8.13.12.28.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/SweetIM (variant)
7.9279

G Data
Trojan.Generic.8604746
13.12.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SweetIMBar
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.175.10814

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.4552

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SweetIM
v2013.12.28.02

McAfee
Artemis!1A2CB2D38399
5600.7267

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.8604746
14.0.0.1086

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SweetIM.bjnhuf
0.28.0.57029

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.8604746
14.01.10.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SweetIM.J
14.8.7.19

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.USCD0OACN
7.2.362

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0CBOC0J713
10.465.28

VIPRE Antivirus
Sweetpacks/SweetIM
25328

File size:
297.8 KB (304,984 bytes)

Product version:
2, 1, 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}\appdata\local\temp\winrarsdm.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:
5/20/2012 2:03:03 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:jT7BS5OxRTn2VsB+FHMQC7YeS4auYFHr9Pna/Fm1q5uCoSN:j3EsxN2qB+ZMtN/YFZPnadP5voSN

Entry address:
0xB7520

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 47, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, F8, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 2D, 50, 0B, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 19, B5, 03, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 00, 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:
244 KB (249,856 bytes)

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

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

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