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pdfreader_downloader-9oq4tyjr.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 pdfreader_downloader-9oq4tyjr.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from softingo.com.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
067f18409eb6bf56801528a42145e84b

SHA-1:
2acdae6cf111d3af86509abc5efe8e07b3810670

SHA-256:
67c5470cef36e6fcb712258679e657ccf7a3ad7cadb1f14d34712c4e1acd3e65

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/27/2024 1:48:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/18355

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.066

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9460

F-Prot
W32/Sefnit.C
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11239

McAfee
Artemis!067F18409EB6
5600.7199

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.03.07.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.DD
14.8.7.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
26766

File size:
231.5 KB (237,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pdfreader_downloader-9oq4tyjr.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/8/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
7/9/2018 5:29:59 AM

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 2:44:15 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:/J380o5GMY0ZqeUjnKKsNpZOn1gRDP+3MnJhegAPUb:/F80o5G7DKtpZO1GDtXew

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:
7.7619  (probably packed)

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file pdfreader_downloader-9oq4tyjr.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://softingo.com/.../PDFReader_downloader-9oq4tYjR.exe

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