SweetPacksUpdateManager.exe
SweetPacks Update Manager by SweetIM Technologies Ltd (Signed)
Warning 3 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of SweetPacksUpdateManager.exe.
Overview
sweetpacksupdatemanager.exe has 2 known versions, the most recent one is 1, 1, 0, 8. sweetpacksupdatemanager.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 257.57 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to SweetIM Technologies Ltd. Numerous variations of sweetpacksupdatemanager.exe have been installed with both Update Manager for SweetPacks 1.0 and Update Manager for SweetPacks 1.1. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 7.75 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 13.97 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 62.34 KB per minute for reads and 20.83 KB per minute for writes.
What is sweetpacksupdatemanager.exe?
Update Manager for SweetPacks is the software updater program which runs in the background of Windows and automatically starts up when your PC boots. It checks for software udpates and automatically downloads and installs them if found.
About sweetpacksupdatemanager.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 |
File name: | sweetpacksupdatemanager.exe |
Publisher: | SweetIM Technologies Ltd. |
Product name: | SweetPacks Update Manager |
Description: | Update Manager for SweetPacks |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\sweetim\communicator\sweetpacksupdatemanager.exe |
Certificate |
Issued to: | SweetIM Technologies Ltd |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of SweetPacks Update Manager.)
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SweetIM Technologies Ltd. |
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Update Manager for SweetPacks is designed to monitor and keep the SweetPacks applications automatically up to date. It checks for software updates and automatically downloads and installs them if foun...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of sweetpacksupdatemanager.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'
- 'Sweetpacks Communicator' → C:\Program Files\SweetIM\Communicator\SweetPacksUpdateManager.exe
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\SweetIM\Communicator\SweetPacksUpdateManager.exe'
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 3 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection | File version |
Dr.Web |
8.13.4.7 |
Adware.SweetIM.19 |
1, 1, 0, 8 |
Dr.Web |
8.13.4.9 |
Adware.SweetIM.2 |
1, 0, 0, 5 |
eSafe |
7.0.17.0 |
Win32.Trojan |
1, 0, 0, 5 |
All file variations of sweetpacksupdatemanager.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
33.33% |
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Windows 7 Ultimate N |
19.61% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
11.76% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
9.80% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
9.80% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
7.84% |
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Windows 8 |
5.88% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
1.96% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 22.45% of SweetPacks Update Manager.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Hewlett-Packard |
25.00% |
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Toshiba |
25.00% |
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Acer |
16.67% |
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GIGABYTE |
12.50% |
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Samsung |
12.50% |
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Dell |
8.33% |
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