installfont_downloader-b8toezlo.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 installfont_downloader-b8toezlo.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from go34down.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
08f2d333e1935308c973e204b0079f77

SHA-1:
fad35d509a830b589a694d1133a8131e5666fb7c

SHA-256:
f0fa96700f460ceaf568a0c22a1ce1a6ef6afd4d5a4aa91a21cfceb31c272c42

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
11/27/2024 12:03:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-AppCare/Somoto.236920.B
14.05.16

avast!
Win32:Somoto-O [PUP]
2014.9-140516

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3473

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/18355

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.0136

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9718

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11873

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.05.16.11

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.Mazel.cwhyud
0.28.0.59492

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.16.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.FF
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
28574

File size:
231.4 KB (236,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installfont_downloader-b8toezlo.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/8/2018 7:59:59 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 4:14:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:chizgwyT3BJQ0oIGlZMY0B/UkoLJqkdNkGiGBySPmP3qShod1ATIBqBXntwgW5PV:oJ380oIGMY0ZqXNjNe9ydayYXnmgAPV

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:
7.7628  (probably packed)

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file installfont_downloader-b8toezlo.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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