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easyburner_downloader_by_easyburner.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 easyburner_downloader_by_easyburner.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 27 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Somoto Ltd. (signed and verified)

Description:

Version:

2.0.0.0

MD5:

2fbdd5f4ef031a135ed2af5bc8e1a6d1

SHA-1:

ae527db628027f0742c8f6d1e0cf015eb2a6ba00

SHA-256:

7cb70ed696c9d3644f299e65e511a38fd2c30975d74ad375980e14097f9fa744

Scanner detections:

27 / 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:

12/25/2024 1:56:32 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.Somoto.A

945

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Somoto

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Somoto.ITU.43

7.11.154.66

avast!

Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-140704

AVG

AdInstaller.Somoto

2015.0.3423

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.Somoto.A

1.0.20.925

Bkav FE

W32.Clod9b2.Trojan

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Adware.Somoto-1

0.98/21155

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Somoto.A

18503

Dr.Web

Adware.Somoto.17

9.0.1.0185

ESET NOD32

Win32/Somoto

8.9924

F-Prot

W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.Somoto

11.2014-04-07_6

G Data

Application.Bundler.Somoto

14.7.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.1712358

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent

14.0.0.3611

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Somoto.A

v2014.07.04.07

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.Somoto.A

15.0.0.555

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Agent.cruvdt

0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus

PUP/MultiToolbar.A

14.07.04.07

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Downloader.c73

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Downloader.NSIS.r7 (Not a Virus)

7.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.d

14.8.7.17

Sophos

Somoto BetterInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.Somoto/Variant

10503

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downloader.Agent

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

BetterInstaller

30168

File size:

162.7 KB (166,576 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\easyburner_downloader_by_easyburner.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Somoto Ltd.

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

9/20/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

9/20/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Somoto Ltd., O=Somoto Ltd., STREET=PO Box 58096, L=Tel Aviv, S=--, PostalCode=61580, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00841D099D16B738F34172FEEFE1D2574F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/17/2010 10:14:12 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:y22ihA0m3BJf0vILSNWQFfoIjvNJe+ZB78i1qlI8DHLCmz6cuyvm6jJ:tA0m3T0v88FfhRo+TH1yIOLCdOm6F

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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Code size:

28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file easyburner_downloader_by_easyburner.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.easy-burner.com/.../software

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