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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 19 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.
Publisher:
Site on Spot Limited  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
e87578f1aa333c2d924a516f9156d48c

SHA-1:
a22ae872a9b21d950c769df1c4d43049c08bab43

SHA-256:
0df85b1101d8ffdb82915f98e235f4a78eb386d16cc90fb0c7591d1afe798f6d

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/15/2024 8:45:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG
551

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Somoto
2015.05.31

AVG
AdLoad.S
2016.0.3029

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.1583

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG
1.0.20.1075

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto-2
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.0215

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto.G potentially unwanted
9.11711

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto
11.2015-03-08_2

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.204.16087

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Somato
14.0.0.1640

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto.SID.A
v2015.08.03.02

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG
16.0.0.645

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dshbbp
0.30.24.1636

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Somoto
15.08.03.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.912
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.SiteonSpot.Bundler (M)
15.8.3.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
40712

File size:
418.2 KB (428,256 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:
1/28/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/10/2015 6:59:59 AM

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:
12/6/2009 5:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:4sxFSiTSGHOzWdAQ5xI0Wh0PYptO0m2UK0rdlA3xcOmtFQczkZWRbi9O4+Ex6V:xFhjHV9UptPmYwTnwcBRbi9n+E8

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:
7.9410

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.yourefreetotouchthesky.com/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

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