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serial_windows_8_downloader-q8qpace1b.exe

Site on Spot Limited

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 serial_windows_8_downloader-q8qpace1b.exe by Site on Spot Limited has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from sub.rhionx.info and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Site on Spot Limited  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
08714070497862720afa888a61b1fb24

SHA-1:
0bc7975612ede1c9261303e0c9e25eada9c3ae56

SHA-256:
53a9aaf2ecf7b856a738288b22ee163699d69291ba4c7e0076c4dd6c8d6dfb28

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/4/2024 4:59:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.SiteonSp.Bundler (M)
16.3.15.17

File size:
403.6 KB (413,304 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\serial_windows_8_downloader-q8qpace1b.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Site on Spot Limited

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/27/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/9/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Site on Spot Limited, O=Site on Spot Limited, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
477E336D7B42EDDDED42DABF6FAB572F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 7:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9A0i50GHVOr1MmOHPWcaJmheM2NrVtXOTHorAvYSVuq:9AfyGoMm8+vJmh3rT3vqq

Entry address:
0x39AC

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, 7C, 01, 00, 00, E8, 97, 46, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 42, 43, 00, 00, 6A, 00, E8, AB, 46, 00, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 88, 4C, 42, 00, E8, B1, 28, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 38, 4D, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FE, FF, FF, 50, 6A, 00, 68, A4, A2, 40, 00, E8, F0, 45, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, A5, A2, 40, 00, 68, 68, 4D, 42, 00, E8, EF, 2A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 18, E8, FE, 42, 00, 00, 52, 52, 50, 68, 00, D0, 42, 00, E8, DA, 2A, 00, 00, 57, 6A, 00, E8, 39, 42, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file serial_windows_8_downloader-q8qpace1b.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://sub.rhionx.info/Q02Ge4xG259b81cdaad267eba785554d5ce3fcd010aAEPHVVu8qYToyOntzOjI6InRzIjtpOjE0Mjg2MTg5MTY7czoxOiJmIjtzOjcyOiIvaG9tZS93d3cvYXNzZXRzL2JldHRlcl9pbnN0YWxsZXIvaW5zdGFsbGVycy9jbGkvc2V0dXBfMTQyODYxNjg4NzUzMS5leGUiO30=

http://sub.rhionx.info/Q8qPacE1Ba04d7b44bccc3d830cf64633a5a1fc1d0dGCUsoM5iXYToyOntzOjI6InRzIjtpOjE0Mjg2MTc0MzE7czoxOiJmIjtzOjcyOiIvaG9tZS93d3cvYXNzZXRzL2JldHRlcl9pbnN0YWxsZXIvaW5zdGFsbGVycy9jbGkvc2V0dXBfMTQyODYxNjg4NzUzMS5leGUiO30=

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