» freemahjonggamessetup-2cknc4h.exe
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freemahjonggamessetup-2cknc4h.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 freemahjonggamessetup-2cknc4h.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 13 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:

2.1.0.0

MD5:

e30ea4c3bc74c2910d2dc41d7a0535fe

SHA-1:

9e7477f68ee4cce3e8ade635258046c4c7ecbc45

SHA-256:

189052f9f865cf12cda8c14f9dde9191d67e7672e7e7013c9d6f75ae4434bf03

Scanner detections:

13 / 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 2:05:36 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

avast!

Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]

2014.9-140314

AVG

AdInstaller.Somoto

2015.0.3535

Clam AntiVirus

Adware.Somoto-1

0.98/18155

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Somoto.d

16937

Dr.Web

Adware.Somoto.17

9.0.1.073

ESET NOD32

Win32/Somoto

8.8798

F-Prot

W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A

v6.4.7.1.166

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Somoto

v2014.03.14.04

Reason Heuristics

PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.DD

14.8.7.17

Sophos

Somoto BetterInstaller

4.91

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.Somoto/Variant

10728

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0325

7.2.73

VIPRE Antivirus

BetterInstaller

21460

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\freemahjonggamessetup-2cknc4h.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Somoto Ltd.

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

9/19/2011 12:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/19/2014 11:59:59 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:

12/16/2010 9:14:12 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:m22ihA0m3BJf0AkvW2JC6Kb5A5+9Ze07k1F81xJOs1MM03IlesuIRbursm:ZA0m3T0AkvWA5ge07k1F4xl1MZ3IlesI

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:

7.6033

Code size:

28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file freemahjonggamessetup-2cknc4h.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/e/adgorithms/.../dl?p1=1&p3=ams1CPyIpJ653NasPBACGOr1vd-emtrXdCINMTk3LjAuMTIyLjEwOCgB&datetime=20130609_1013&utm_source=adgorithms&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=5.02&timestamp=1370772830&__cookie=__utma=1.25477638.1370772837.1370772837.1370772837.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1370772837; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1370772837.1.1.utmcsr=adgorithms|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_mahjong

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeMahjongGamesSetup-8ifjUVQ.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeMahjongGamesSetup-2cKNc4h.exe

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