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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 18 anti-malware scanners. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from fileplenty.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Somoto Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
53f5610692c7ef32c4d5926d676af29a

SHA-1:
f515cd88998ffabc477d388198d39a0853a1f34c

SHA-256:
427b6f6234bc0fa02e4aa94adcc9b3d2f8746233a2968e957232595c6bc31088

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 8:20:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2014.11.04

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.182.228

avast!
Somoto-R [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3301

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.14113

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/19574

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19984

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.10663

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13888

McAfee
Somoto-BetterInstaller
5600.6957

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.6.62995

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.I
14.11.3.13

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10260

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H06JQ14
7.2.307

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
220.2 KB (225,488 bytes)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\default\file system\001\t\00\00000000

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/2/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/3/2015 2:59:59 AM

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:
12/17/2010 11:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:O22ihA0m3BJX0oKu4Lu1MmI1ui6aWqClot2VisxtlMihq0Z8e3ZFZz7:BA0m3j0op4LCoJYlz3xtlpm0d

Entry address:
0x39AC

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, 7C, 01, 00, 00, E8, 97, 46, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 42, 43, 00, 00, 6A, 00, E8, AB, 46, 00, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 88, 4C, 42, 00, E8, B1, 28, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 38, 4D, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FE, FF, FF, 50, 6A, 00, 68, A4, A2, 40, 00, E8, F0, 45, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, A5, A2, 40, 00, 68, 68, 4D, 42, 00, E8, EF, 2A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 18, E8, FE, 42, 00, 00, 52, 52, 50, 68, 00, D0, 42, 00, E8, DA, 2A, 00, 00, 57, 6A, 00, E8, 39, 42, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file 00000000 has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://fileplenty.com/.../HDPLAYER_downloader-N9OGiUfrK.exe

http://www.novatogames.org/.../Plugin_downloader-I4MyjXOxS.exe

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