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00000000

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 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. Includes the Somoto BetterInstaller, an adware installer that will bundle offers for additional third party applications, mostly adware toolbars, with legitimate softare and may be installed without adequate user consent.

File name:

00000000

Publisher:

Somoto Ltd. (signed and verified)

Version:

1.0.0.1

MD5:

f3c14bca37b316604004ca1de2a9e85a

SHA-1:

f2b6b6225b524a9f778402e655882ba44880de40

SHA-256:

532ee9128a1913c9d858c187d6cdb8a2f170a03765ed6606c861d3407d2e0f21

Scanner detections:

15 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

Description:

This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

11/23/2024 8:02:19 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security

Win-PUP/Somoto

2015.01.16

avast!

Win32:Somoto-R [PUP]

2014.9-150115

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3228

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.Somoto

4.0.3.15115

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6267

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28357

9.0.1.015

ESET NOD32

Win32/Somoto

9.11020

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.191.14658

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.2636

McAfee

Artemis!F3C14BCA37B3

5600.6884

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Downloader.192

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.NSIS.BetterInstaller.A

1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Somoto.I

15.1.15.18

Sophos

Somoto BetterInstaller

4.98

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

36684

File size:

420.9 KB (431,008 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:

Somoto BetterInstaller (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:

Language Neutral

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:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

7/2/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

7/2/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Somoto Ltd., O=Somoto Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

6A0C39D0252522A9C448352858ACAACB

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/5/2009 10:50:46 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:psxF/Qrqlz/gc6gRr9PU/4V/SgvnPAMdHB9SxBfyJqXiGvWSemX7yj7AHaB/O:4F/Fz/gUJYw/hvnPAM5BOfyI5YAHc/O

Entry address:

0x323C

Entry point:

81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00... 
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Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file 00000000 has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FileDownloadedSuccessfully_downloader-N5XLDeoRy.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FileDownloadedSuccessfully_downloader-Ne7Y8NLgF.exe

http://www.download.net.pl/.../BitComet_downloader-Q7W83ZgSg.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FileDownloadedSuccessfully_downloader-NaynnBsZ4.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FileDownloadedSuccessfully_downloader-Nf2hZ52jL.exe

http://sub.wounto.info/QeLKMryM703b3ce4c84b6f2289584befe47dfc1e40CMpfA0wfiEYToyOntzOjI6InRzIjtpOjE0MjMxMzA4NDM7czoxOiJmIjtzOjcyOiIvaG9tZS93d3cvYXNzZXRzL2JldHRlcl9pbnN0YWxsZXIvaW5zdGFsbGVycy9jbGkvc2V0dXBfMTQyMTMzOTUyODM1NS5leGUiO30=?__cookie=__utma=1.1742306198.1423130772.1423130772.1423130772.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1423130772; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1423130772.1.1.utmcsr=downloadnetpl|utmccn=betterinstaller_generic_cli|utmcmd=quickscraper; __utmt=1

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FileDownloadedSuccessfully_downloader-NfAj2S3fU.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FreeZip_downloader-Nfd6QxSzq.exe

http://www.downloadsource.es/.../Windows7GadgetsPack_downloader-QbjGhpS3H.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FileDownloadedSuccessfully_downloader-NfjpbMGor.exe

http://www.download.net.pl/.../AutoCAD_downloader-Q98IWPiF8.exe

http://www.download.net.pl/.../ASUSP8H67-V(rev)AtherosAR8151PCI-EEthernetController_downloader-Q6woi4k0K.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FLVPlayer_downloader-N5HtI9N4U.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FileDownloadedSuccessfully_downloader-NdBiFLUxZ.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FLVPlayer_downloader-NbnFy6kij.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FLVPlayer_downloader-N1pBga0TS.exe

http://sub.cowesl.info/N0rpYOXZs0527d9d8c913586ec0fec1ba0f8aaaab0hgzvtB9xggYToyOntzOjI6InRzIjtpOjE0MjE1MTY2ODc7czoxOiJmIjtzOjcyOiIvaG9tZS93d3cvYXNzZXRzL2JldHRlcl9pbnN0YWxsZXIvaW5zdGFsbGVycy9jbGkvc2V0dXBfMTQyMTMzOTUyODM1NS5leGUiO30=

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FLVPlayer_downloader-NfejcsI33.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../AdobePhotoshopLightroom5_downloader-NezoI6Xj0.exe

http://fileplenty.com/.../FLVPlayer_downloader-N9HUg7L4h.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FileDownloadedSuccessfully_downloader-NbVX3no4D.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FileDownloadedSuccessfully_downloader-N2EANuKUA.exe

http://www.cheatengine.org/.../CheatEngine64_downloader-QalF14JcC.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FileDownloadedSuccessfully_downloader-N8hW3OhVL.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../HDPlayer_downloader-N7puNYmlO.exe

http://sub.zaream.info/N8SAzft7d649bc790b21d86442b804d63429c194e06Knm0Ou3OPYToyOntzOjI6InRzIjtpOjE0MjMyOTY0NzI7czoxOiJmIjtzOjcyOiIvaG9tZS93d3cvYXNzZXRzL2JldHRlcl9pbnN0YWxsZXIvaW5zdGFsbGVycy9jbGkvc2V0dXBfMTQyMTMzOTUyODM1NS5leGUiO30=

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FileDownloadedSuccessfully_downloader-N0tqGxOMZ.exe

http://mlfdll.com/.../msvcr100_downloader-Q0jyLd3lO.exe

http://fileplenty.com/.../FLVPlayer_downloader-Nd1qQsqza.exe

http://fileandmore.com/.../FLVPlayerSetup-Nbsh3D6dx.exe

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