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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 grand-theft-auto--vice-city-stories-(ps2)_downloader-i5td8xuqv.exe by Somoto has been detected as adware by 17 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)

MD5:
805fbc3ab49c4d86fcee73c0a4e185d5

SHA-1:
31ac850d950caba9196b150dbbb49ce57db31a0d

SHA-256:
2327c3ae5ca426930c814eb23286bfdb6a44d507ecc2e3172f4a17acf6c67768

Scanner detections:
17 / 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 10:57:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Somoto
2014.11.06

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.183.62

avast!
Somoto-R [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3299

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.14115

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/19586

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19997

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.10675

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13888

McAfee
Artemis!805FBC3AB49C
5600.6955

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.6.62995

Quick Heal
Adware.NSIS.BetterInstaller.A
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.
14.11.5.12

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10256

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
220.3 KB (225,552 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\grand-theft-auto--vice-city-stories-(ps2)_downloader-i5td8xuqv.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/1/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Ltd., O=Somoto Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6A0C39D0252522A9C448352858ACAACB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 7:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:O22ihA0m3BJX0oqqJ4t5wYA60cBHTtsFGmU7A3LI9nW4ozJLzp5w8hexXk:BA0m3j0oCta+DBHTtUq7w4OXp5w84xXk

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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Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file grand-theft-auto--vice-city-stories-(ps2)_downloader-i5td8xuqv.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.novatogames.org/.../Grand-Theft-Auto:-Vice-City-Stories-(PS2)_downloader-I5TD8XUqV.exe

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