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Somoto Ltd.

Somoto uses a monetization platform known as the 'Better Installer' to provide the ability of 3rd party developers to bundle various adware packages through an affiliate pay-per-install program. The file 00000000 by Somoto has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softigloo.com.
Publisher:
Somoto Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
44ed93e214d6c585fb42a19dca324589

SHA-1:
cac49fb894d9465fc1197080317cd7c692f84056

SHA-256:
c35b90950c7e11dbbf3dd9e1191c9e048d94a1947b1d16b75f8517ca4e4b2845

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Somoto 'BetterInstaller' to bundle additional (unwanted) software during install without adequate consent.

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:
11/5/2024 8:25:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.G
747

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-AppCare/Somoto.236944.C
15.01.18

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.fses
7.11.151.166

avast!
Win32:Somoto-O [PUP]
2014.9-150118

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.3225

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.15118

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.G
1.0.20.90

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/213

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.DTL
18337

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.018

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
9.9852

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto
11.2015-18-01_1

G Data
Application.Bundler.Somoto
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12203

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto.A
v2015.01.18.05

McAfee
Artemis!44ED93E214D6
5600.6881

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.G
16.0.0.54

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.Mazel.cwhyud
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.01.18.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.394
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto
15.1.18.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0501
7.2.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29646

File size:
231.4 KB (236,944 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\default\file system\000\t\00\00000000

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/20/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Ltd., O=Somoto Ltd., STREET=PO Box 58096, L=Tel Aviv, S=--, PostalCode=61580, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00841D099D16B738F34172FEEFE1D2574F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 10:14:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:wJ380o1GMY0ZqiuyWm3gNWuzAo31TXgAPPQ:wF80o1G75EgNWuMk1TXQ

Entry address:
0x380C

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, 7C, 01, 00, 00, E8, 87, 4D, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 2A, 4A, 00, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 9B, 4D, 00, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 28, F9, 42, 00, E8, B1, 28, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, D8, F9, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FE, FF, FF, 50, 6A, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, E8, E0, 4C, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 4D, A2, 40, 00, 68, 08, FA, 42, 00, E8, EF, 2A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 18, E8, E6, 49, 00, 00, 52, 52, 50, 68, 00, 80, 43, 00, E8, DA, 2A, 00, 00, 57, 6A, 00, E8, 29, 49, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file 00000000 has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FLVPlayerSetup-N11OMhzON.exe

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