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vlcmediaplayersetup-8tjgjph.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-8tjgjph.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto 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 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.
Publisher:
Somoto Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Description:
Powered by BetterInstaller

Version:
2.1.0.0

MD5:
f730160cf51d9436dafdc0d7e73723fb

SHA-1:
7ec4a06a2af69fa9363a55e2e1e6bd422c61bfc3

SHA-256:
606bac2ac77cc68db914d8ffae885a571dc55d5e041c2b3ca1824a5cd4ee854a

Scanner detections:
19 / 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 1:01:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Somoto
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Instoolbar.A
7.11.109.96

avast!
Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]
2014.9-140325

AVG
AdInstaller.Somoto
2015.0.3524

Bkav FE
W32.Clod8a2.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Somoto-1
0.98/18155

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.A
17153

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.17
9.0.1.084

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.8962

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A
v6.4.7.1.166

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.3975

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.03.25.04

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cruvhh
0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.23.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.a6d
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.BB
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.94

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Somoto
10706

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
22700

File size:
159.6 KB (163,416 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlcmediaplayersetup-8tjgjph.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/20/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 1:59:59 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 10:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:m22ihA0m3BJf0A3FbpnPTALqTDt2rvXBhvgRINLs1Ph6HeFvdFawr62D:ZA0m3T0A3FRAOVMvSINLs1Ph6Cr

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 vlcmediaplayersetup-8tjgjph.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-3286GL6.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-46H0WBC.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-ehS2Plc.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/marimedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=vTVsCXqlLABL2BQBAAAAAG0TQgAAAAAAAAAIAAIAAAAAAAYAAQABErzaPgAAAAAAy.RWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABYHBUAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8AqL5imj4BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJwrcfQKdYsvzsr1SPGMSk81dC3OzPE38.WtCi3ICYpMC6yIMDRKLNfVBQAfMA2u&datetime=20130512_2016&utm_source=marimedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=14.25&timestamp=1368389763&__cookie=__utma=1.2130438104.1367442260.1367442260.1368389768.2; __utmb=1.2.10.1368389768; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1368389768.2.2.utmcsr=marimedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-b6QPWRz.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/marimedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=h4xyFdKAPgAW4xoBAAAAAMThTAAAAAAAAgAAAAYAAAAAAP8AAAAHFKQqXQAAAAAA6zZLAAAAAAAKYWMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAoSxcAAAAAAAIAAwAAgD8A4BBrBD4BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJzzsiit0Ct2TM-O8AxJjzAwKfOqKoj08HX1izCu9MgpdjQN1NUFAOAbC7M=&datetime=20130413_1722&utm_source=marimedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=fr&tracking_percent=16.32&timestamp=1365873727&__cookie=__utma=1.706266797.1365873735.1365873735.1365873735.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1365873735; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1365873735.1.1.utmcsr=marimedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/marimedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=fPKXB47MLABixhwBAAAAAFu-SwAAAAAAAgAAAAYAAAAAAP8AAAACDmUcRQAAAAAA5R1iAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAgKxUAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8A7fmUVj4BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJwrzInMLDDwTc8zdi5LCvCwMHIxc0pzD6k0TMwsKXJyd.JNKtcFAOBhC-c=&datetime=20130429_1616&utm_source=marimedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=7.68&timestamp=1367252204&__cookie=__utma=1.325263696.1367252207.1367252207.1367252207.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1367252207; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1367252207.1.1.utmcsr=marimedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-4Zq8h6f.exe

http://downloadcdn.betterinstaller.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-buCeHcK.exe

http://downloadcdn.betterinstaller.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-1VaOOQ5.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/marimedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=bCIAADUmPABrxhwBAAAAAGifSgAAAAAAAgAAAAIAAAAAAP8AAAABESzPVwAAAAAAqt1gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAG2hYAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8AN0waUj4BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJwzD.VPccxMT88zdvL3jYovyzIvN.fTcy8t9a8wNncudDFz1NUFANs7C1w=&datetime=20130428_1924&utm_source=marimedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=11.26&timestamp=1367177055&__cookie=__utma=1.1820955622.1367176960.1367176960.1367176960.1; __utmb=1.3.10.1367176960; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1367176960.1.1.utmcsr=marimedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-5FWyWBh.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-1GvQBUd.exe

http://installer.betterinstaller.com/gbi/.../fa2aeb6e70b6c6bb576c7576179b64ff?p1=1&utma=1.361513302.1355337169.1355337169.1355337169.1&utmb=1.2.10.1355337169&utmc=1&utmz=1.1355337169.1.1.utmcsr=marimedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate&p3=a9V9APdLLgBFEBEBAAAAAG.gPwAAAAAAAgAIAAIAAAAAAP8AAAAEFCjMRgAAAAAAeHE0AAAAAABRaVQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAByVRUAAAAAAAIAAwAAgD8APO5jkDsBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJwzCasMdHGzKMh1z.aMCA7KjkxOKQwzCc5NqwpN9cowcDJL9NUFAOFxDAE=&datetime=20121212_1832&utm_source=marimedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/marimedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=JyUgAMSQOgDHWDIBAAAAAKAWTAAAAAAAAgAIAAYAAAAAAP8AAAAFGEhPVAAAAAAAoH9iAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAioBYAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8AjCzy1j0BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJwzKcxPc.TNL8h2z02MSkoqy0vMyEs1TTM3MjYoDDUNrAIAvzALMw==&datetime=20130404_2127&utm_source=marimedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=es&tracking_percent=14.18&timestamp=1365110828&__cookie=__utma=1.1628258185.1365110780.1365110780.1365110780.1; __utmb=1.4.10.1365110780; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1365110780.1.1.utmcsr=marimedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://downloadcdn.betterinstaller.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-8nFEtLK.exe

http://installer.betterinstaller.com/gbi/.../fa2aeb6e70b6c6bb576c7576179b64ff?p1=1&utma=1.1562864672.1355502356.1355502356.1355502356.1&utmb=1.2.10.1355502356&utmc=1&utmz=1.1355502356.1.1.utmcsr=marimedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate&p3=1QN.AEFmJwAChvQAAAAAADWcOAAAAAAAAgAAAAoAAAAAAP8AAAAGD41FRQAAAAAA4pYlAAAAAACzy0sAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACN.wQAAAAAAAIAAwAAgD8AiJM8mjsBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJzLNjMwDS7PT8.2cC.P9HSz8A.NCM4080l1dnMLq8h3yypz1NUFANw7C8Q=&datetime=20121214_1626&utm_source=marimedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1

http://installer.betterinstaller.com/gbi/.../fa2aeb6e70b6c6bb576c7576179b64ff?p1=1&utma=1.508853961.1356297142.1356297142.1356297142.1&utmb=1.2.10.1356297142&utmc=1&utmz=1.1356297142.1.1.utmcsr=marimedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate&p3=st6DANUqGADZnPMAAAAAAPw5OAAAAAAAAgAUAAIAAAAAAP8AAAABGJyaJQAAAAAA.XoRAAAAAAAyTEsAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADczA8AAAAAAAIAAwAAgD8A6-ubyTsBAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJyzyMoq9M6IzMkNzzYOCjbxcikLzvL0dK8KqXJ2K.V0NdEL1NUFAOUEC6w=&datetime=20121223_2112&utm_source=marimedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-bUxxwpR.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-djdmC6y.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-a49a37a.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/marimedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=HHCrCdfkPgAP0RwBAAAAAGWhQwAAAAAAAgAcAKcBAAAAAP8AAAACFmYLWAAAAAAAa9AIAAAAAAAByVgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAc4BYAAAAAAAIAAwAAgD8A4UOExT0BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJwLTo0wiQhxTc.NSwwujS8sNQxP8wotzYv3Sc.NifByNPdwTS0AAO0vDL0=&datetime=20130401_1213&utm_source=marimedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=29.57&timestamp=1364818412&__cookie=__utma=1.67173045.1361146922.1361146922.1364879859.2; __utmb=1.2.10.1364879859; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1364879859.2.2.utmcsr=marimedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-40ezECn.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/marimedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=zZ1jAIRxDAAR4xoBAAAAAMThTAAAAAAAAgAYAAMAAAAAAP8AAAABFJKFGAAAAAAALiJpAAAAAAAKYWMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADddQYAAAAAAAIAAwAAgD8A-dIJBj8BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJwzCDA3MwlzLcgOz05Pj0o0dy.3SDJyzSxN8zUzqAh1TgQApuMKYQ==&datetime=20130602_1757&utm_source=marimedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=fr&tracking_percent=10.36&timestamp=1370195874&__cookie=__utma=1.332666076.1370195873.1370195873.1370195873.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1370195873; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1370195873.1.1.utmcsr=marimedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://downloadcdn.betterinstaller.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-5HLaN0A.exe

http://downloadcdn.betterinstaller.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-85GhWL3.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-6TZD4OU.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-fZtZGmN.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-4gilJ0e.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/5/a/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-54PAQEb.exe

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