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etypesetup.exe

DSNR

The application etypesetup.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by DSNR has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from newversion.etype.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
eType  (signed by DSNR)

Product:
eType

Description:
Powered by BetterInstaller

Version:
1.2.0.0

MD5:
fa4e96517639830a7ce0daec5f9ed240

SHA-1:
cd9a7a057e8bf08b74cea908b24b4ccc8a46af85

SHA-256:
2027088d30da8316e977415ef20b0e4cf8d0731ee214006af6dd8876c12469ff

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
1/14/2025 2:46:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Somoto
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.137.222

avast!
Win32:Somoto-B [PUP]
2014.9-140409

Bkav FE
W32.Cloddfc.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.8
9.0.1.099

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9559

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Somoto
4/9/2014

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HMEH
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Backdoor
13.176.11482

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.04.09.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DSNR.K
14.4.9.18

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_SOMOTO
7.2.99

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.RCBCOEG
10.465.09

File size:
137.6 KB (140,928 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DSNR

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/11/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/13/2012 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=DSNR, OU=DSNR labs, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=DSNR, L=Raanana, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7ABEF8DB40CF3009880C8181B134DEDC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:/QIURTXJyh++NXApBOKQf3xIs/i0zFsZt:/swLApFQ/KALZ6t

Entry address:
0x323C

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, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6834

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file etypesetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://newversion.etype.com/.../etypesetup.exe

http://version.etype.com/.../etypesetup.exe

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