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potload_downloader-3caqdkcm.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 potload_downloader-3caqdkcm.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 22 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 potload.com.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
295965907ecd9ed4e1539e6a67ca871f

SHA-1:
cd1b36ccbdd5cfafcb4617a4c4b5425d722aee5c

SHA-256:
0e96c8112a1867b92812581e493b0f4e738cf804e7bec0a373d74f5947653a8e

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Somoto 'BetterInstaller' to bundle additional (unwanted) software during install without adequate consent.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 2:10:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
736

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-AppCare/Somoto.236952.C
2014.06.20

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.fses
7.11.155.186

avast!
Win32:Somoto-O [PUP]
2014.9-150129

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.3214

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
1.0.20.145

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.DTL
18598

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.029

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
9.9969

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto
11.2015-29-01_5

G Data
Application.Bundler.Somoto
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2015.01.29.04

McAfee
Artemis!295965907ECD
5600.6870

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
16.0.0.87

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.Mazel.cwhyud
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.01.29.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.5d6
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto
15.1.29.16

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
30454

File size:
231.4 KB (236,928 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\potload_downloader-3caqdkcm.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

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):
6144:wJ380oSGMY0ZqGsLYpFMirsOm0Ax4U6gAPw:wF80oSG7wsLYMir5AxN6I

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:
7.7632  (probably packed)

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file potload_downloader-3caqdkcm.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://potload.com/.../POTLOAD_downloader-3caQdkcM.exe

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