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vgoxixi2.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 file vgoxixi2.exe by Site on Spot Limited has been detected as adware by 18 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 Limited  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
2b80f63c68709a4ffe9d9f2b5e3bf5a9

SHA-1:
90248aa062ae0374d64114d21b735b6c74c06921

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Somoto 'BetterInstaller' to bundle additional (unwanted) software during install without adequate consent.

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:
1/12/2025 9:17:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Somoto
2015.04.24

AVG
AdLoad.R
2016.0.3129

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.15424

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.131
9.0.1.0114

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto.G potentially unwanted
9.11522

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.203.15693

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Somato
14.0.0.2141

McAfee
Artemis!2B80F63C6870
5600.6785

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dpwuzb
0.30.20.1219

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.24.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.NSIS.BetterInstaller.A
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Somoto
15.5.3.0

Sophos
Generic PUA JA
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R08NH07DI15
7.2.114

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
39612

File size:
403.6 KB (413,296 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\vgoxixi2.exe.part

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Site on Spot Limited

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/28/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/10/2015 1:59:59 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:
12/17/2010 10:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:1A0i50G7ocQwdSt8c03VWo0TbCLF4NdMNrNOZVByf8MqNfR:1AfyG7ocLS+cYrIW+yqZVsf8xfR

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 vgoxixi2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://sub.goveba.info/Ncqdwretje1ac32a2f03fb4cf784c109d91fef34d0ErczNbN6OKYToyOntzOjI6InRzIjtpOjE0MjkyODMzOTQ7czoxOiJmIjtzOjcyOiIvaG9tZS93d3cvYXNzZXRzL2JldHRlcl9pbnN0YWxsZXIvaW5zdGFsbGVycy9jbGkvc2V0dXBfMTQyOTI4Mjg3ODQwOC5leGUiO30=

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