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00000014

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 00000014 by Somoto has been detected as adware by 23 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.
Publisher:
Somoto Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1e203601c855424e3b2cdf76d9cc3c14

SHA-1:
f9191541211704f14596b81d204d928b3b60ea80

SHA-256:
18b669d630bec2a19db35cf498cc26f57a8325fd9b72b0ab55a85c6a9765b1e5

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 2:01:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
746

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2014.10.06

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.176.180

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3224

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.15119

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.95

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19709

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
8.15.01.19.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
9.10514

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
11.2015-19-01_2

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13584

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2617

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2015.01.19.12

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
16.0.0.57

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.225312
14.10.05.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.01.19.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.6bb
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto
15.1.19.13

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10106

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33686

File size:
220 KB (225,312 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\default\file system\000\t\00\00000014

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):
6144:6A0m3D0oWFCIv7shn494h5QeKVF+kzYDZSdqXA:6A0iD0oW/vYygZKNzKcYA

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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Entropy:
7.7520  (probably packed)

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file 00000014 has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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

http://fileplenty.com/.../HDPLAYER_downloader-N9fwAFbJg.exe

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