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bi.exe

SITE ON SPOT Ltd.

This is 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 bi.exe by SITE ON SPOT has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from affslug.heartsx.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
SITE ON SPOT Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
24369b5e38ee4b8b5308935917c77044

SHA-1:
aff0e831ccbdf80507cb4fecc1a186ff57912596

SHA-256:
43b0a99d835f0017e5b928090a68c2c5055297569660012b3312f8d9201dedbe

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
1/14/2025 1:54:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SITEONSPOT.C
14.6.12.9

File size:
195.8 KB (200,496 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\bi.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SITE ON SPOT Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/28/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/29/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SITE ON SPOT Ltd., O=SITE ON SPOT Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=NA, C=IL

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

Serial number:
3EE11B140A803DE260823157A875B8C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:58 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:xS8BCfoDaXJKTLljDSYD6mwxV/525f+CVx1LImzE4AEzUkAlO3aiKHj6edR5Vzp:xPB60TLlCY2xn/CD1smAizZ3a5dXf9

Entry address:
0x325E

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, EC, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, C0, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, E3, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file bi.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 10 URLs.

http://affslug.heartsx.com/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

http://www.hyper-get.info/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

http://affslug.playhearts.org/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

http://affslug.betterdownloader.com/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

http://affslug.chromodaddy.com/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

http://affslug.secureconnexion.net/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

http://affslug.biscraper.com/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

http://www.hyper-safe.info/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

http://www.hyperget.info/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

http://affslug.3gp-to.net/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

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