SweetIM.exe
SweetIM by SweetIM Technologies Ltd (Signed)
Warning 9 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of SweetIM.exe.
Overview
sweetim.exe has 7 known versions, the most recent one is 3, 7, 0, 7. sweetim.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 122.03 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to SweetIM Technologies Ltd by the certification authority VeriSign. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0026% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 4.21 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.73 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 628 Bytes per minute for reads and 268 Bytes per minute for writes.
What is sweetim.exe?
SweetIM Instant Messenger Enhancer is an add-on toolbar that allows you to easily add fun content to your instant messenger conversations. This content is updated constantly and offers fun Emoticons, Audibles, Winks, SoundFX, Nudges, Games, special effects and more.
About sweetim.exe (from SweetIM Technologies Ltd)
“SweetIM for Messenger is a fun upgrade for Windows Live Messenger, Yahoo & ICQ Instant Messaging applications, that adds animations (winks), emoticons (smileys), Videos, Display pictures and games. We”
 Details
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| File name: | sweetim.exe |
| Publisher: | SweetIM Technologies Ltd. |
| Product name: | SweetIM |
| Description: | SweetIM Instant Messenger Enhancer |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\sweetim\messenger\sweetim.exe |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | SweetIM Technologies Ltd |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, February 4, 2014 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of SweetIM.)
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SweetIM Technologies Ltd. |
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SweetIM for Messenger is a bundled application (that is either installed through a shareware bundle installation or bundles other freeware apps) that provides a variety of tools that allows the incorp...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of sweetim.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'SweetIM' → C:\Program Files\SweetIM\Messenger\SweetIM.exe
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 9 of them detected the following malware.
| Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection | File version |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.4.09250 |
Adware.SweetIM.1 |
3, 6, 0, 8 |
| Dr.Web |
8.13.4.17 |
Adware.SweetIM.1 |
3, 6, 0, 7 |
| Dr.Web |
8.13.6.16 |
Adware.SweetIM.1 |
3, 6, 0, 2 |
| Dr.Web |
7.0.4.09250 |
Adware.SweetIM.1 |
3, 4, 0, 5 |
| eSafe |
7.0.17.0 |
Win32.Trojan |
3, 6, 0, 8 |
| eSafe |
7.0.17.0 |
Win32.Trojan |
3, 6, 0, 2 |
| Jiangmin |
13.0.900 |
Backdoor/Sinowal.pdi |
3, 4, 0, 5 |
| Trend Micro HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0716 |
3, 6, 0, 7 |
| Trend Micro HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0830 |
3, 4, 0, 5 |
All file variations of sweetim.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
39.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
9.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
6.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
5.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
2.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
2.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 17.53% of SweetIM.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
18.18% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
14.55% |
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| Acer |
14.55% |
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| Dell |
14.55% |
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| ASUS |
14.55% |
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| MSI |
7.27% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.45% |
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| Samsung |
3.64% |
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| Sony |
3.64% |
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| Lenovo |
3.64% |
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