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civilizationvzeus_downloader_by_turkceyama.exe

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 application civilizationvzeus_downloader_by_turkceyama.exe by Somoto 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.
Publisher:
Somoto Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
af4f6821feac103ba07225e115988b1a

SHA-1:
746d34e6bf57b3dd8c3643f452d8d1b04e584c46

SHA-256:
f44748cb6c8cb7fe65fe7835fd6a46eb5317b42ad79a15539e4d18a4d373a2ec

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:
11/27/2024 1:55:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto (M)
17.3.11.8

File size:
240.7 KB (246,480 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\civilizationvzeus_downloader_by_turkceyama.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/2/2014 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/3/2015 3:59:59 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 1:14:08 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

Entry address:
0x39B4

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, 7C, 01, 00, 00, E8, 43, 48, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, EE, 44, 00, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 57, 48, 00, 00, 6A, 08, A3, C8, 34, 7A, 00, E8, B1, 28, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 78, 35, 7A, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FE, FF, FF, 50, 6A, 00, 68, A4, A2, 40, 00, E8, 9C, 47, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, A5, A2, 40, 00, 68, A8, 35, 7A, 00, E8, EF, 2A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 18, E8, AA, 44, 00, 00, 52, 52, 50, 68, 00, C0, 7A, 00, E8, DA, 2A, 00, 00, 57, 6A, 00, E8, E5, 43, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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