» gigabytega-h55m-s2(rev)realteklandriver_downloader-bpqhcvk3.exe
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gigabytega-h55m-s2(rev)realteklandriver_downloader-bpqhcvk3.exe

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 gigabytega-h55m-s2(rev)realteklandriver_downloader-bpqhcvk3.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.downloadsource.es.

File name:

Publisher:

Somoto Israel (signed and verified)

MD5:

79a01e28f560cd6b3391815c203e8035

SHA-1:

0e5e78e6617742b919af82d31e8fbdc2f5ac4257

SHA-256:

6982e3fdbc9cdb3033165e5d465263ce6bc4fc80309032964fab79f987cb7ff0

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Note:

Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

1/14/2025 2:43:07 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Somoto (M)

16.8.5.17

File size:

231.5 KB (237,016 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\gigabytega-h55m-s2(rev)realteklandriver_downloader-bpqhcvk3.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Somoto Israel

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

7/7/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/8/2018 6:59:59 PM

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 3:14:15 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:XJ380oIGMY0ZqBhMn83YI5ZvM08dc68D0TtTgAPH:XF80oIG7teqjvj8dcItTP

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:

7.7623 (probably packed)

Code size:

30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file gigabytega-h55m-s2(rev)realteklandriver_downloader-bpqhcvk3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.downloadsource.es/.../GigabyteGA-H55M-S2(rev)RealtekLANDriver_downloader-bpQhcvk3.exe

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