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hpdeskjetf300seriesdriver_downloader-q5zrb7ntp.exe

Site on Spot Limited

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 hpdeskjetf300seriesdriver_downloader-q5zrb7ntp.exe by Site on Spot Limited 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 sub.ohilei.info.
Publisher:
Site on Spot Limited  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
14e029795786c93ebadd4c211da8f776

SHA-1:
210770af66aadef562882d9fdb3daa38fb8c6cc3

SHA-256:
f81511869480d9e28c12020d2e3fbff9262c0fae53920f942099b01256a4a7eb

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 '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:
1/12/2025 9:24:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.SiteonSpot.Bundler (M)
16.2.2.1

File size:
403.6 KB (413,288 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\hpdeskjetf300seriesdriver_downloader-q5zrb7ntp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Site on Spot Limited

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/28/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/10/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Site on Spot Limited, O=Site on Spot Limited, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
477E336D7B42EDDDED42DABF6FAB572F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 4:14:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tA0i50GsH8+RzsuPBeVANErJLv9+EvLJ05qi:tAfyGJ+RoOQOW15BvLJAqi

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:
7.8975  (probably packed)

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file hpdeskjetf300seriesdriver_downloader-q5zrb7ntp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://sub.ohilei.info/Q5ZrB7nTpdecae2c2082efc4b08026a248fc287810GzyQI7g6qVYToyOntzOjI6InRzIjtpOjE0Mjk2NTU5ODQ7czoxOiJmIjtzOjcyOiIvaG9tZS93d3cvYXNzZXRzL2JldHRlcl9pbnN0YWxsZXIvaW5zdGFsbGVycy9jbGkvc2V0dXBfMTQyOTY1MzczOTM5OC5leGUiO30=?__cookie=__utma=1.682719143.1429655971.1429655971.1429655971.1; __utmb=1.3.10.1429655971; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1429655971.1.1.utmcsr=downloadsourcenet|utmccn=betterinstaller_generic_cli|utmcmd=quickscraper; __utmt=1

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