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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 8 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:
70334ad2c6f9e892e102baaa2acc0a1a

SHA-1:
b61336a592bbd0a0d1929945cca0ddb089ba839d

SHA-256:
9a69b70b04b7302ed489bf09ee7366ff5b179de5911e979d95004ff323294026

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
12/25/2024 1:49:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.hzis
7.11.166.104

avast!
Win32:Somoto-P [PUP]
2014.9-140810

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3386

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26824
9.0.1.0222

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.08.10.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SITEONSPOT.F
14.8.10.18

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
32094

File size:
202.6 KB (207,440 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SITE ON SPOT Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/27/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/28/2015 7:59:59 PM

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 5:50:58 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:IS8BCfoDaXJKGu47/mt9XeFD//z5w0MUI91tE48etVFX8gm+C87NaD4zO9jXVDHJ:IPB60GKWVtJI7tEGFXZC8paczODUo5

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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Entropy:
7.8927

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 7 URLs.

http://www.tupacase.info/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

http://www.pounit.info/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

http://www.reiltas.info/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

http://www.goocrux.info/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

http://www.ekcle.info/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

http://www.photogrammeter.info/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

http://www.genuflection.info/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

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