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00000001

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 00000001 by Somoto has been detected as adware by 22 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 fsoft4down.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Somoto Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
da09f6cfdcbeefc747f3d46cd0124b50

SHA-1:
6b4e01e24c47db77944be7023bd3b4999e94df1f

SHA-256:
1325a7c11f0e6b66bb7f7e2b5b56f8a02090fe06a1741cbb6b953a4df1c0dc83

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:02:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
853

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2014.10.03

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.176.82

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3331

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.14105

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.1390

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19685

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.0278

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
8.14.10.05.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.10501

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
11.2014-05-10_1

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13550

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3149

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
15.0.0.834

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.225248
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.10.05.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.I
14.10.5.6

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10318

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33612

File size:
220 KB (225,248 bytes)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\default\file system\003\t\00\00000001

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):
6144:6A0m3D0o6aqMhIvRR3Mp4Wq22hqf+CuBhQrPr:6A0iD0ocMhIZupguqBhQn

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 00000001 has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FLVPlayer_downloader-N3tRfZ4jq.exe

http://www.vid-converter.com/.../FLVPlayerSetup-NeNm1TKP9.exe

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