vlcmediaplayersetup-b1lffx7.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-b1lffx7.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 15 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Somoto Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Description:
Powered by BetterInstaller

Version:
2.1.0.0

MD5:
528f4484ecbbc251a0d090ff49a294d5

SHA-1:
a3ac9534062fe271434261cb79c38dcdf258d05e

SHA-256:
f3bfcee8216b03136ae3e856a8dc9085918be63abce4dc34f3e9a87df0195650

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 9:29:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.109.76

avast!
Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]
2014.9-140530

AVG
AdInstaller.Somoto
2015.0.3459

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.A
17151

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.17
9.0.1.0150

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.8959

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/NSIS_Agent
5/30/2014

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A
v6.4.7.1.166

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.05.30.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.BB
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.94

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Somoto/Variant
10574

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
22672

File size:
163.5 KB (167,432 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlcmediaplayersetup-b1lffx7.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:G22ihA0m3BJf0ApWjm36OI+BnUMiIZkVHUOtj4cNLQ8KGDdNlSdCm:5A0m3T0ApW3OIondXZ6Hfj4cNTbSN

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-b1lffx7.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 30 URLs.

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/e/adorikarmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=fPKXBwWKOwDbuCsBAAAAAKXhSAAAAAAAAgAAAAIAAAAAAP8AAAABAV4mVgAAAAAAruZeAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAavRYAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8AdawN4D0BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJyzdI8v9kpOz8qNMPMvyPMMNMovM8.20jN28U91Ms81rHIJ1NUFAN4qC28=&datetime=20130406_1553&utm_source=adorikarmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=ja&tracking_percent=22.96&timestamp=1365263625&__cookie=__utma=1.1384467970.1365263626.1365263626.1365263626.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1365263626; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1365263626.1.1.utmcsr=adorikarmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player&__cookie=__utma=1.1384467970.1365263626.1365263626.1365263626.1; __utmb=1.3.10.1365263626; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1365263626.1.1.utmcsr=adorikarmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/e/adorikarmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=-KLmAAWKOwBQSSABAAAAAP3vRAAAAAAAAAAEAAIAAAAAAA8AAgABEksmVgAAAAAAnE5aAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAavRYAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8ApHlTUj4BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJwzdY4vC031TM8zdjZ28jU3cE-KLyjTy8nLN65wD0wtMCvzdTcDANYwC7g=&datetime=20130428_2026&utm_source=adorikarmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=16.58&timestamp=1367180802&__cookie=__utma=1.1017738507.1367180803.1367180803.1367180803.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1367180803; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1367180803.1.1.utmcsr=adorikarmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/e/adorikarmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=AAAAAEYfRgB-tkEBAAAAAN2zVAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA8AAgAGFzfGawAAAAAAFh8nAAAAAABzI2wAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACNjxgAAAAAAAICAwAAgD8AuxRiaD8BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJxzDArPN610zM9zz63MrijNrnTyKk9PTnYqNHAzCTI2DEmsSNYFAPDgDI8=&datetime=20130621_2017&utm_source=adorikarmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=it&tracking_percent=13.91&timestamp=1371845826&__cookie=__utma=1.2085699912.1371325565.1371325565.1371845826.2; __utmb=1.2.10.1371845826; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1371845826.2.2.utmcsr=adorikarmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/6/d/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-d9zHXnm.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/e/adorikarmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=mc0UDmwWOAAzNg8BAAAAAJ0HTgAAAAAAAgAAAAIAAAAAAP8AAAAHAc8YWwAAAAAA9aNkAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAobhYAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8AWTqHbT4BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJzLNKhMKYxKTs.2MHdOCYksiqjISzY2zsrzdMtNNHcPL0ms8NQFAO1zDJA=&datetime=20130504_0313&utm_source=adorikarmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=24.66&timestamp=1367637180&__cookie=__utma=1.1073950737.1367637179.1367637179.1367637179.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1367637179; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1367637179.1.1.utmcsr=adorikarmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/6/d/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-cUeSLYM.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/e/adorikarmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=H307CUG7LACbLCIBAAAAAC2QRQAAAAAAAAAEAAIAAAAAAAAAAQADFrgnRQAAAAAAew9bAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCJBUAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8ApbUyzD0BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJyLCjL0Nyp2zM12z803T8twrvANSA52N49PLyo1cjIJ8tFz1NUFANweC1s=&datetime=20130402_1921&utm_source=adorikarmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=fr&tracking_percent=17.36&timestamp=1364930509&__cookie=_mzIsContent=false; _mzContentPage=false; _mzUUID=10b94ec8-997f-11e2-9551-0025901ef77c; _mzCountry=FR; _mzSearchAds=false; _mzDictionary=false; _mzDownload=false; _mzSuperfish=true; _mzActive=true; _mzScript=_wildcard.js; _mzQuery=telecinco forever; _mzPopped=1; __utma=1.1485340213.1364930509.1364930509.1364930509.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1364930509; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1364930509.1.1.utmcsr=adorikarmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/e/adorikarmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=fPKXBwWKOwBQSSABAAAAAIWMRgAAAAAAAAAUAAIAAAAAAAYAAQABDEsmVgAAAAAA-jBcAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAavRYAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8Ak.b2LD4BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJzL9C3Sq.RNTs8zdnJx84oMNXNMNdYzKcsOcXULdI4ozgIAqs4KRg==&datetime=20130421_1419&utm_source=adorikarmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=17.26&timestamp=1366553983&__cookie=_mzIsContent=false; _mzContentPage=false; _mzUUID=0006e5db-6258-11e2-b217-0025900b3c98; _mzCountry=BR; _mzSearchAds=false; _mzDictionary=false; _mzDownload=false; _mzSuperfish=true; _mzActive=true; _mzScript=_winad.js; _mzQuery=; _mzVisitsToday=1; __utma=1.1646095480.1366553983.1366553983.1366553983.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1366553983; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1366553983.1.1.utmcsr=adorikarmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/e/adorikarmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=l4kcEWwWOAAzNg8BAAAAAJ0HTgAAAAAAAgAEAAIAAAAAAP8AAAAFF3a1UAAAAAAA9aNkAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAobhYAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8A40Mo1D4BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJxz9nQ2dUx1TM8zdvY0Ts1JC8uydNRLLjbTyw1xNfINSQxO9tQFAMmpCvI=&datetime=20130524_0130&utm_source=adorikarmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=14.24&timestamp=1369359009&__cookie=__utma=1.808229748.1369358999.1369358999.1369358999.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1369358999; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1369358999.1.1.utmcsr=adorikarmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/6/d/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-8DHz9Dm.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/6/d/.../VLCMediaPlayerSetup-cWLVI65.exe

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