flvplayersetup-9kqzdss.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 flvplayersetup-9kqzdss.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 22 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.
Publisher:
Somoto Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Description:
Powered by BetterInstaller

Version:
2.1.0.0

MD5:
74d6e8f86d25f9449963d33079adc994

SHA-1:
be822b37e5e5bc66a748fb5c04354852bc9bc6d0

SHA-256:
76f17e66a0baf1817183a8948038d22c38deb09903fd1e77f0b74ce7f9e40b20

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
11/23/2024 3:19:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Somoto
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.itf.160
7.11.126.180

avast!
Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]
2014.9-140124

AVG
AdInstaller.Somoto
2015.0.3585

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Somoto-1
0.98/18155

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.A
17661

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.17
9.0.1.024

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9328

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/NSIS_Agent
1/24/2014

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Somoto
14.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.175.10940

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.4418

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.01.24.07

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cruvhh
0.28.0.57380

Panda Antivirus
Adware/MultiToolbar
14.01.24.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.W
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Somoto/Variant
10826

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBB01AB14
7.2.24

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
25720

File size:
163.6 KB (167,528 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flvplayersetup-9kqzdss.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/20/2011 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 2:59:59 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 12:14:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:222ihA0m3BJf0A0tSri1YtuvXeOcunpIpXP8I8wG2:pA0m3T0A0k+sOep0pIpswB

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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Entropy:
7.6014

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file flvplayersetup-9kqzdss.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 20 URLs.

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/e/adorikaa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=LqOPtmbfswtzBwPCROaWnaF4bGha_FUaeGac-VF_JEbaAdyZKAt90eudH20mJAttTrneuprdIgPEEQKMi9AggGaGAaLjSr4PEO9Onqup90OranWcLG5U1xjx0XxzeoSTVREPGDNb152O1ZMoZl8h1l44osOjCEuMUIMbmqiYPV2SiugITo2vLZVVw4TSyV01dBBaVYPRAJRQyyms0sHS8uKm1BBfA8lMQrN8yt6HfhxaecglqHrh5GgibcdDg79a1zYOb75eOQFqgisqVsDdjQoH6Qysb2Ux9WxQ8U0OpkY0sJcglfOwfjpH3nlTCq1yqaJtqpNDHdvLBAkcfeJvyvsvasshRYiz3cYJLIsSHBmCujnTyS9p85Y0iJmiwIAyfXiXB4UjWAa3gYKuAVG-Hns4CspDF5U4i5WPsOUf0u4v&datetime=20130830_1602&utm_source=adorikaa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=21.99&timestamp=1377878560&__cookie=__utma=1.1042034195.1377879343.1377879343.1377879343.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1377879343; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1377879343.1.1.utmcsr=adorikaa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer&__cookie=__utma=1.1042034195.1377879343.1377879343.1377879343.1; __utmb=1.3.10.1377879343; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1377879343.1.1.utmcsr=adorikaa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer&__

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/9/7/.../FLVPlayerSetup-eBWuCH8.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/e/adorikaa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=LqOPtmbfswtzFwMDfSaynaFMbGfa_FSafaac-VF_JEbazdSTsnIN5NdrQ2KEP89OAqIEupQhbAfOem10Aaidz0aatdPsN6QPfBQn9aHrgnbGH6AW0T3JaPpUTHaQ1R32OWAZQadM65peidj9-mQEK46kEOgTeLqUGeiKGsdfCJiIJd7BkFXyqo54cmTIC-uWCJYGlpHb6esPafhCJVIvc-dPtkJZwFAfjve7iChbZvuNQseX6crgzNFDCHFNQIQ4uWaFrufFG4t_zWQytYzFE-s70xGwzqWz2GA6ZOZIqxXvbEBM31KvjhjbLMshVaufyfLsORn2Qc2ggmT65BCcXwRCEfR-M4DIScgO2eBPCT4Cjp2ZsmOUiZGBdztoRwUxid9PPy_S_f3ffjfoqc29WAGv&datetime=20130926_2349&utm_source=adorikaa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=14&timestamp=1380239357&__cookie=__utma=1.1472054309.1380239050.1380239050.1380239050.1; __utmb=1.6.10.1380239050; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1380239050.1.1.utmcsr=adorikaa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://www.softigloo.com/.../VideoPlayer-6DtQPmQ.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/e/adorikaa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=5150__6951__1393__5224__99305__SA__P__www.menaarabictv.com__iframe__8bc555fc&datetime=20130704_1027&utm_source=adorikaa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=56.81&timestamp=1372933622&__cookie=__utma=1.305850291.1372933625.1372933625.1372933625.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1372933625; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1372933625.1.1.utmcsr=adorikaa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FLVPlayerSetup-3GKajbI.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../VideoPlayer-2zGMxM4.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/h/adorikaa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=4907__6971__1393__4824__88903__BR__P__www.buscamp3.org__iframe__1ea8f646&datetime=20130622_1131&utm_source=adorikaa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=20.41&timestamp=1371900695&__cookie=__utma=1.518570917.1371899708.1371899708.1371899708.1; __utmb=1.3.10.1371899708; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1371899708.1.1.utmcsr=adorikaa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://www.softigloo.com/.../VideoPlayer-4GTFEuA.exe

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