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abrviewer_downloader-3qostqqq.exe

Somoto Israel

This is part of the Somoto BetterInstaller, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application abrviewer_downloader-3qostqqq.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.downloadsource.net.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a11eda6e983d8f1901cc9ce76a595e0a

SHA-1:
77966d7f667323505ce339ae5724b2aae69382b7

SHA-256:
dcd2d5d6bd3f6440fb37981efabdd3242ff11b1b0e39e345d2b87655306cd6e7

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 6:22:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.G
977

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-AppCare/Somoto.236936.B
14.06.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.fses
7.11.151.8

avast!
Win32:Somoto-O [PUP]
2014.9-140602

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3455

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.G
1.0.20.765

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/213

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.DE
18310

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.0153

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9837

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto
11.2014-02-06_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.Somoto
14.6.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12171

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.06.02.07

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.G
15.0.0.459

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.Mazel.cwhyud
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.06.02.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.DD
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29500

File size:
231.4 KB (236,936 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\abrviewer_downloader-3qostqqq.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/7/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/8/2018 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Israel, O=Somoto Israel, STREET=Habarzel 32, L=Tel Aviv, S=--, PostalCode=69700, C=IL

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

Serial number:
74F2E607D2905C0E3EA9C8AB59942D25

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 1:14:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:YJ380oXGMY0Zq9jvnO1i5c9a2f6I/sWygAPQ:YF80oXG7T/WwOP3yY

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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Entropy:
7.7620  (probably packed)

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file abrviewer_downloader-3qostqqq.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.downloadsource.net/.../ABRViewer_downloader-3qOStQqq.exe

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