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setup.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 setup.exe by Site on Spot Limited has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. Includes the Somoto BetterInstaller, an adware installer that will bundle offers for third party applications, mostly adware toolbars, with legitimate softare. These offers are typically installed onto users' PCs by default, but may include an option to 'opt-out' during or after the installation process.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

Site on Spot Limited (signed and verified)

Version:

1.0.0.1

MD5:

4dd7db54fec940af246cce641723b731

SHA-1:

27d797959cfcbe4dd441586dd7def9d6858d7b1e

SHA-256:

4f0d53bccc470e70b387603015dfca87101f0c5392d75127764984c2f4b66d90

Scanner detections:

21 / 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:

3/14/2025 4:34:44 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG

585

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Somoto

2015.05.25

AVG

AdLoad.S

2016.0.3063

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.Somoto

4.0.3.15629

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG

1.0.20.900

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Somoto-2

0.98/21511

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28357

9.0.1.0180

ESET NOD32

Win32/Somoto.G potentially unwanted

9.11678

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.Somoto

11.2015-29-06_2

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.204.16012

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Somato

14.0.0.1812

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Somoto.SID.A

v2015.06.29.02

McAfee

Artemis!4DD7DB54FEC9

5600.6719

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG

16.0.0.540

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Nsis.Downloader.dpxxrf

0.30.24.1636

Panda Antivirus

Trj/CI.A

15.06.29.02

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Downloader.912

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Somoto.SiteonSpot.Bundler (M)

15.6.29.14

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.R047H07EO15

7.2.180

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

40526

File size:

418.3 KB (428,288 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Somoto BetterInstaller (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Site on Spot Limited

Authority:

thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

1/27/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/9/2015 4:59:59 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:

12/5/2009 2:50:46 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:RFFP/6LWRQgUuVdpddvB6NJaX6YiucpEW1rktldFxl5:RFF3mwQZqDl6NBD1rktldFxl5

Entry address:

0x323C

Entry point:

81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00... 
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Entropy:

7.9411

Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://sub.revereamillion.com/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

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