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potload_downloader-5nebawdd.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-5nebawdd.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 14 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:
d026491282a5d7b0908f0ba3c1d918b8

SHA-1:
d966be6a10eb63d33ad5143b16e8ae0089967aa4

SHA-256:
dad325508c62d28a3056d58008138aca3b195ff6fcebb9f9f8d05eea7d852542

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 2:18:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-AppCare/Somoto.236936.B
15.08.16

avast!
Win32:Somoto-O [PUP]
2014.9-150816

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.3015

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/213

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.DE
18272

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
9.9799

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12067

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2015.08.16.09

McAfee
Artemis!D026491282A5
5600.6671

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.Mazel.cwhyud
0.28.0.59826

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.08.16.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.SomotoIsrael.Bundler (M)
15.8.16.21

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0511
7.2.228

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29202

File size:
231.4 KB (236,936 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\potload_downloader-5nebawdd.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/7/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/8/2018 4:59:59 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 1:14:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:YJ380oYGMY0Zqpvyf4uJfvoxnO/MwzSgAPz:YF80oYG7LvVmfwRsVSr

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:
7.7622  (probably packed)

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file potload_downloader-5nebawdd.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://potload.com/.../POTLOAD_downloader-5nEbaWDD.exe

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