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FreeMahjongGamesSetup-3jOmtHN.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-3jOmtHN.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 20 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:

6e07b9213dc543c25f38b95b60887474

SHA-1:

77ae5dd6d22a36cc0d5945d7693ee07e994c54df

SHA-256:

c6ad347a5f9541dbac264fcab52fba8fb3cbf978367f093cf29b8f452ed6a2d1

Scanner detections:

20 / 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:

11/5/2024 1:06:52 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Somoto.Gen2

7.11.117.68

avast!

Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]

2014.9-131211

AVG

AdInstaller.Somoto

2014.0.3628

Bkav FE

W32.Clod9ad.Trojan

1.3.0.4562

Clam AntiVirus

Adware.Somoto-1

0.98/18155

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Somoto.A

17372

Dr.Web

Adware.Somoto.17

9.0.1.0345

ESET NOD32

Win32/Somoto

7.9121

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/NSIS_Agent

12/11/2013

F-Prot

W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Application.Somoto

13.12.22

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.174.10380

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Somoto

v2013.12.11.12

nProtect

Adware/W32.BT.167544

13.12.02.01

Reason Heuristics

PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.DD

14.8.7.17

Sophos

Somoto BetterInstaller

4.95

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.Somoto/Variant

10914

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.R0C1H07KQ13

7.2.345

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downloader.Agent

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

BetterInstaller

23938

File size:

163.6 KB (167,544 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\freemahjonggamessetup-3jomthn.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Somoto Ltd.

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

9/19/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/19/2014 7:59:59 PM

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 4:14:12 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:222ihA0m3BJf0A4VE96x/2JIg7lW9qt3C94Rmf/W3HfeVVK93AfSI:pA0m3T0A4x/jg7lW9qty6Rg2HQVQ3ISI

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:

7.6031

Code size:

28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file FreeMahjongGamesSetup-3jOmtHN.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/0/3/.../FreeMahjongGamesSetup-bc3O0pS.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/e/inmediaincent/.../dl?p1=1&p3=5113c264de56a0975ff232e975f051e9&datetime=20130819_0001&utm_source=inmediaincent&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=42.23&timestamp=1376870461&__cookie=__utma=1.1151588184.1376870460.1376870460.1376870460.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1376870460; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1376870460.1.1.utmcsr=inmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_mahjong

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/e/inmediaincent/.../dl?p1=1&p3=2da6bba3a2c421ac9b0f714f5f19fbb2&datetime=20130821_2306&utm_source=inmediaincent&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=38.36&timestamp=1377126402&__cookie=__utma=1.212267614.1373241950.1373241950.1377126404.2; __utmb=1.2.10.1377126404; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1377126404.2.2.utmcsr=inmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_mahjong&__cookie=__utma=1.212267614.1373241950.1373241950.1377126404.2; __utmb=1.3.10.1377126404; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1377126404.2.2.utmcsr=inmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_mahjong

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/0/3/.../FreeMahjongGamesSetup-cx42OSx.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/e/inmediaincent/.../dl?p1=1&p3=7c071eed54df62f478031e645ec2d40d&datetime=20131017_1544&utm_source=inmediaincent&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=59.02&timestamp=1382024640&__cookie=__utma=1.264799433.1382024641.1382024641.1382024641.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1382024641; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1382024641.1.1.utmcsr=inmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_mahjong

http://714034182.r.cdn77.net/installers/0/3/.../FreeMahjongGamesSetup-64IeAQi.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/0/3/.../FreeMahjongGamesSetup-3jOmtHN.exe

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