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potload_downloader-5ssrx7ok.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-5ssrx7ok.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 23 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:
8850664af7c6cd6a676430472ea4016d

SHA-1:
d2ffd1d7ca7542f7186470ea1d678aab4ecc68c2

SHA-256:
4c571cb6d05fadb17fe65a19f845a8fba1e6080e82b8adb26bac053525d1620f

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
11/6/2024 2:12:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
939

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-AppCare/Somoto.236936.B
2014.06.15

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.fses
7.11.154.222

avast!
Win32:Somoto-O [PUP]
2014.9-140710

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3417

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
1.0.20.955

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/21155

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.DE
18545

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.0191

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9944

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto
11.2014-10-07_5

G Data
Application.Bundler.Somoto
14.7.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712403

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.07.10.02

McAfee
Artemis!8850664AF7C6
5600.7073

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
15.0.0.573

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.Mazel.cwhyud
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.07.10.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.394
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.BB
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0511
7.2.191

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
30272

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-5ssrx7ok.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:YJ380oPVGMY0ZqKT82w58fRld7uyJqFRQZ8PDgAPr:YF80oNG7Qw2w58f572DQOT

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 potload_downloader-5ssrx7ok.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://potload.com/.../POTLOAD_downloader-5Ssrx7oK.exe

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