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setup.exe

SITE ON SPOT Ltd.

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 has been detected as adware by 9 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 additional third party applications, mostly adware toolbars, with legitimate softare and may be installed without adequate user consent.
Publisher:
SITE ON SPOT Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f86f151b5ab7a0eb0178da0cf3d4bf1d

SHA-1:
8a05f8141c1bfeb0b02dcbebb2bb8c06da15d49a

SHA-256:
ea43e1f07a07344f01f0071af22e1175f694ade49551dcbecf368f8ade37ecfe

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
12/27/2024 11:19:08 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2014.10.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.hzis
7.11.179.192

avast!
Win32:Somoto-P [PUP]
2014.9-141020

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3316

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26824
9.0.1.0293

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.10.20.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SITEONSPOT.F
14.10.20.11

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
34096

File size:
199.9 KB (204,704 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\0825cc1a\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SITE ON SPOT Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/28/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/29/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SITE ON SPOT Ltd., O=SITE ON SPOT Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=NA, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3EE11B140A803DE260823157A875B8C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:58 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:JS8BCfoDaXJK9GgCEsDwqY5hWRefvV8lgKVBCjRFRntsf50gHmcanTjR9WaSWw:JPB609xXs8nAQjcCdFXW50gHcnTqaSD

Entry address:
0x325E

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, EC, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, C0, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, E3, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://sub.nybitic.info/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

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