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vlcmediaplayersetup-3haoen9.exe

Somoto Ltd.

Somoto uses a monetization platform known as the 'Better Installer' to provide the ability of 3rd party developers to bundle various adware packages through an affiliate pay-per-install program. The application vlcmediaplayersetup-3haoen9.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 27 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

Publisher:

Somoto Ltd. (signed and verified)

Description:

Version:

2.0.0.0

MD5:

880f06aaed0b466e506c158adcebdcef

SHA-1:

8247b17837c3cafcb7f56fb52aff6fd135d9f624

SHA-256:

1c9e66e9a095f0cb214330dbb83d28a063e7a403dbea14089f067ba05a526ac4

Scanner detections:

27 / 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:

11/5/2024 9:58:08 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.Somoto.I

522

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Somoto

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.BetterInstaller

2014.11.26

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Somoto.itv.331

7.11.188.230

avast!

Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-150831

AVG

AdInstaller.Somoto

2016.0.3000

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.Somoto.I

1.0.20.1215

Clam AntiVirus

Adware.Somoto-1

0.98/21511

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Somoto.A

20197

Dr.Web

Adware.Somoto.17

9.0.1.0243

ESET NOD32

Win32/Somoto

9.10782

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Somoto

8/31/2015

F-Prot

W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.Somoto

11.2015-31-08_2

G Data

Application.Bundler.Somoto

15.8.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.185.14134

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent

14.0.0.1497

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Somoto.A

v2015.08.31.03

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.Somoto.I

16.0.0.729

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Downware.digcac

0.28.6.63726

Panda Antivirus

PUP/MultiToolbar.A

15.08.31.03

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Somoto.Bundler (M)

15.8.31.15

Sophos

Somoto BetterInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.Somoto/Variant

9658

Vba32 AntiVirus

Signed-AdWare.BetterInternet.SomotoLtd

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

BetterInstaller

35138

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.BetterInternet.Win32.1234

2.0.0.1992

File size:

158.7 KB (162,544 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlcmediaplayersetup-3haoen9.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Somoto Ltd.

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

9/20/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

9/20/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Somoto Ltd., O=Somoto Ltd., STREET=PO Box 58096, L=Tel Aviv, S=--, PostalCode=61580, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

00841D099D16B738F34172FEEFE1D2574F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/17/2010 9:14:12 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:h22ihA0m3BJf0vu+JOSqIWCpvpwMhzzAHvWg20Ja6mQTn:CA0m3T0vu+JOntCNHzEH+f6dn

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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Entropy:

7.5840

Code size:

28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file vlcmediaplayersetup-3haoen9.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://installer.betterinstaller.com/gbi/.../fa2aeb6e70b6c6bb576c7576179b64ff?p1=1&utma=1.424176549.1351780336.1351780336.1351780336.1&utmb=1.2.10.1351780336&utmc=1&utmz=1.1351780336.1.1.utmcsr=ybrant|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate&p3=fvqkCW9XLQB2nQoBAAAAAGiRPQAAAAAAAgAAAKcBAAAAAP8AAAAFFMKvRwAAAAAAN81RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAJRxUAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8AvNtivDoBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJwr9Cx0D08JTc.2SAvLD7aIMMxz8fYtNanMTs4LDi6tKogMNTIEAOtwDJo=&datetime=20121101_1432&utm_source=ybrant&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1

http://installer.betterinstaller.com/gbi/.../fa2aeb6e70b6c6bb576c7576179b64ff?p1=1&utma=1.1773634040.1352845144.1352845144.1352845530.2&utmb=1.2.10.1352845530&utmc=1&utmz=1.1352845530.2.2.utmcsr=ybrant|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate&p3=wNtKAF4rKQDTUwQBAAAAANG6OwAAAAAAAAAcAAIAAAAAAAcAAQADFU0qPQAAAAAApy5FAAAAAAB4rE8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTBQAAAAAAAIAAwAAgD8AE2bg-zoBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJzzzSgtMHW1SM8zdkp0jzD1TnVy9ixOLSn2DLBIDjdLL.BOTNYFANtzC90=&datetime=20121113_2225&utm_source=ybrant&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1

http://installer.betterinstaller.com/gbi/.../fa2aeb6e70b6c6bb576c7576179b64ff?p1=1&utma=1.67940876.1350565510.1350565510.1350565510.1&utmb=1.2.10.1350565510&utmc=1&utmz=1.1350565510.1.1.utmcsr=ybrant|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate&p3=TESiDBdsNgAwwgYBAAAAAI9DPAAAAAAAAgAAAAIAAAAAAP8AAAAFFijQTQAAAAAAqbU1AAAAAACRUFAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADtLRYAAAAAAAIAAwAAgD8AbK3oczoBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJwzCa508fGOTM-N8C5zN44yK80rDY5wzs7IKDMvy3fM8IhKLtcFAOSrDJE=&datetime=20121018_1246&utm_source=ybrant&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1

http://installer.betterinstaller.com/gbi/.../fa2aeb6e70b6c6bb576c7576179b64ff?p1=1&utma=1.906201996.1351356024.1351356024.1351356024.1&utmb=1.2.10.1351356024&utmc=1&utmz=1.1351356024.1.1.utmcsr=ybrant|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate&p3=wNtKAF4rKQDVUwQBAAAAANG6OwAAAAAAAgEAAAQAAAAAAP8AAAAHD00qPQAAAAAApy5FAAAAAAB4rE8AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATTBQAAAAAAAIAAwAAgD8Aq3gYozoBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJyr8Ch2qshzTM8zdgwIrPQoNY8IznB1rPS3CDXLMaqozAnxzwoEAOf.DHE=&datetime=20121027_1640&utm_source=ybrant&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1

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