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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 fortzombiev1(latestfinalbuild)fullgame_downloader-8cahu6g6.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 12 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 piratebayproxy.me.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5591da9d6411d0af72b21c1fed3ea3b9

SHA-1:
3c7988474bb2a2c2554c24d56faea717eaaf8eda

SHA-256:
68e15558ac7101da91980c65a9c42baf1fb1e79f8a8fdca876ec0ad003a2d59f

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/2/2024 5:32:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3515

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
18044

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.094

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9635

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11659

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.04.04.06

McAfee
Artemis!5591DA9D6411
5600.7171

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.04.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.GG
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28010

File size:
222.5 KB (227,800 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\fortzombiev1(latestfinalbuild)fullgame_downloader-8cahu6g6.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/8/2013 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/9/2018 8:59:59 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 6:14:15 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:zJ380orY0ZqTKnNTcEoEJtOVAMcHt61atTgAPay:zF80ocgnNgvEnMat61aJCy

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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Entropy:
7.7491  (probably packed)

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file fortzombiev1(latestfinalbuild)fullgame_downloader-8cahu6g6.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://piratebayproxy.me/.../FortZombieV1(Latestfinalbuild)FullGame_downloader-8Cahu6g6.exe

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