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caparezza-museica_downloader-8lcnszgc.exe

Somoto Israel

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 caparezza-museica_downloader-8lcnszgc.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from 1337xproxy.in.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d7d8f1f69d1522e8b7e4bbb9894f3014

SHA-1:
9f890e8ab3d7fe88aaa0a6932f00ce97d2339593

SHA-256:
587ccdd33a5d95a6b74a81951bfe76a6d9a312f675cab1c39812f64d336c5eff

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
11/22/2024 8:01:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-AppCare/Somoto.236920.B
14.09.07

avast!
Win32:Somoto-O [PUP]
2014.9-140907

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3358

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/213

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.DTL
18282

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.0250

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9806

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12101

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.09.07.04

McAfee
Artemis!D7D8F1F69D15
5600.7014

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.Mazel.cwhyud
0.28.0.59911

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.07.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.394
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.f
14.9.7.16

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0426
7.2.250

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29260

File size:
231.4 KB (236,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\caparezza-museica_downloader-8lcnszgc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/8/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/9/2018 1:59:59 AM

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 10:14:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:chizgwyT3BJQ0ocGlZMY0B/UkoLJqiOUf9f+0AW5Xn8yl9+pIST8GSsLpciohxuD:oJ380ocGMY0ZqPlPt8gY6SrSnKaUgAPN

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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Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file caparezza-museica_downloader-8lcnszgc.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://1337xproxy.in/.../Caparezza-Museica_downloader-8LCnsZgC.exe

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