SWEETIM.EXE, Prevx

Associated Malware Groups

The unsafe files using this name are associated with the malware groups:

Malware Dropper
Malicious Software

File Behavior

SWEETIM.EXE has been seen to perform the following behavior:

The Process is packed and/or encrypted using a software packing process
Disables the Notification Balloon for the Windows Security Center
Disables Access to the Windows Registry Editior
Disables Access to the Task Manager built into Windows
Modifies Windows Security Policies to restrict/expand User Privileges on the machine
Automatically changes your firewall settings to allow itself or other programs to communicate over the internet
Adds products to the system registry
This process creates other processes on disk
Executes a Process
Writes to another Process's Virtual Memory (Process Hijacking)
This Process Deletes Other Processes From Disk
Hooks the WININET.DLL function allowing it to read or copy Http and Https web page content and session information
Creates new folders on the system
Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Antivirus status alerts from being displayed
Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall status alerts from being displayed
Changes the Windows Security Center to stop Firewall override alerts from being displayed
Changes the Windows Security Center to stop warnings from being displayed if automatic Windows Updates are not enabled
Disables safe mode on your PC
Injects code into other processes
Creates a new Background Service on the machine

SWEETIM.EXE has been the subject of the following behavior:

Added as a Registry auto start to load Program on Boot up
Executed as a Process
Created as a process on disk
Has code inserted into its Virtual Memory space by other programs
Terminated as a Process

Country Of Origin

The filename SWEETIM.EXE was first seen on Nov 26 2008 in the following geographical regions of the Webroot community:

Spain on Nov 26 2008
The United Kingdom on Nov 5 2010
South Africa on May 15 2012
Argentina on May 15 2012

File Name Aliases

SWEETIM.EXE can also use the following file names:

SIMDSETUP.EXE
BUNDLESWEETIMSETUP[1].EXE
SHORTCUT_SIMDSETUP.EXE
SHORTCUT_SWEETIM.EXE
BUNDLESWEETIMSETUP.EXE
SETUP_CE3C512-7C01-4DD2-87F2-01EE8CE40E7.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_CE3C512-7C01-4DD2-87F2-01EE8CE40E7.EXE
SETUP_08E3853-1176-4BFE-8915-01B806C500F.EXE
SETUP_1DEA9BC-F3A3-4066-85F8-1A51C879A00.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_1DEA9BC-F3A3-4066-85F8-1A51C879A00.EXE
SETUP_A4B1E05-02B4-4AD7-A0C4-306B01D45AB.EXE
SETUP_C41F4FE-AAE9-4539-9D3D-0E1B122F6F6.EXE
SETUP_18DC498-8908-4BD6-A532-36492A3AC07.EXE
SETUP_7BDC2EA-54FD-4AE7-8006-9DC95F506A2.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_08E3853-1176-4BFE-8915-01B806C500F.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_18DC498-8908-4BD6-A532-36492A3AC07.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_7BDC2EA-54FD-4AE7-8006-9DC95F506A2.EXE
SETUP_642310F-13F6-423D-A401-D917AE37B66.EXE
SETUP_DAEE8EC-6EAD-42F3-AF3F-837ADA0AA14.EXE
SETUP_12705CF-BE42-4459-A58F-A8FEF3E0E18.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_A4B1E05-02B4-4AD7-A0C4-306B01D45AB.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_DAEE8EC-6EAD-42F3-AF3F-837ADA0AA14.EXE
SETUP_A8519C5-CA79-4B06-99D2-9FDE6DC1DF1.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_A8519C5-CA79-4B06-99D2-9FDE6DC1DF1.EXE
SETUP_CDAEB11-1D13-4172-8478-0110A7417DB.EXE
SETUP_C80D13F-ECF0-400D-8C08-285D3DFE1FB.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_C80D13F-ECF0-400D-8C08-285D3DFE1FB.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_CDAEB11-1D13-4172-8478-0110A7417DB.EXE
SETUP_951D703-F027-4A7C-A785-83C998CEF87.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_951D703-F027-4A7C-A785-83C998CEF87.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_762F7AE-A699-488B-A41A-1A9DEE2E0F8.EXE
SETUP_2CA9379-5482-4924-9CDF-65BF46DD2D9.EXE
SETUP_4094CD0-9426-4E3B-AA08-3B20B742335.EXE
SETUP_C6FC844-D26D-4839-A7EC-375064CC553.EXE
SETUP_865AA02-6ABF-4605-B082-325B32E534E.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_865AA02-6ABF-4605-B082-325B32E534E.EXE
SETUP_A9FBA7C-EDAB-41FB-9998-3FA8DFFCC8A.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_A9FBA7C-EDAB-41FB-9998-3FA8DFFCC8A.EXE
SETUP_762F7AE-A699-488B-A41A-1A9DEE2E0F8.EXE
SETUP_7AE1716-DD9B-4CA9-85E9-D4E6FC3AB89.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_7AE1716-DD9B-4CA9-85E9-D4E6FC3AB89.EXE
SETUP_C0F55F4-1D2B-4BCD-A655-F60FFD6227B.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_C0F55F4-1D2B-4BCD-A655-F60FFD6227B.EXE
SETUP_7335C7D-2CD4-4D6E-988E-07E1B890F8A.EXE
SHORTCUT_SETUP_7335C7D-2CD4-4D6E-988E-07E1B890F8A.EXE
NUP30.TMP
NEROCHECK.EXE
CTFMON.EXE1026833477
NEROCHECK.EXE1153297082
NEROCHECK.EXE389884305
NEROCHECK.EXE897214175

Filesizes

The following file size has been seen:

6,097,200 bytes
14,348 bytes
284,118 bytes
291,640 bytes

File Type

The filename SWEETIM.EXE refers to many versions of an executable program.

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