vlcmediaplayersetup-cy8jdh4.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-cy8jdh4.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 23 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:
3967c2686efea20264bff333a935c7ba

SHA-1:
1f435789aea161dd1c943be1a63960c092428064

SHA-256:
07285d010c19d8d714ece1cd531987ca6353fe0c5d52aebc7946a676385670a6

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
1/12/2025 9:16:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Somoto
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.ITU.50
7.11.133.230

avast!
Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]
2014.9-140503

AVG
AdInstaller.Somoto
2015.0.3485

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Somoto-1
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.A
17855

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.17
9.0.1.0123

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9479

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/NSIS_Agent
5/3/2014

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Somoto
14.5.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11292

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.3920

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.05.03.09

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cruvhh
0.28.0.58101

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.03.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.BB
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Somoto/Variant
10627

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0UB214
7.2.123

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0UB214
10.465.03

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
26894

File size:
163.5 KB (167,456 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlcmediaplayersetup-cy8jdh4.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/19/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/19/2014 6:59:59 PM

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 4:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:u22ihA0m3BJf0ANbXsKeEk4cUH4hvoyhBZXYA50UODpCjN+sdn/:hA0m3T0ANjsKiUYCyhLYcxODpCjNlV

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:
7.6024

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file vlcmediaplayersetup-cy8jdh4.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 28 URLs.

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/sc/adboothrmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=AAAAAExFMwAsICsBAAAAAKq9SgAAAAAAAAAgAAIAAAAAAAQAAQAHEZjtSQAAAAAABf9gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAixxUAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8AlcmNKT4BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJxztIhMdNfLT8-OSC728.ZNj4.yyzPQKygISPQLNAsNyU0O1NUFAN0dC8I=&datetime=20130420_2225&utm_source=adboothrmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=15.6&timestamp=1366496758&__cookie=__utma=1.284065830.1366496697.1366496697.1366496697.1; __utmb=1.4.10.1366496697; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1366496697.1.1.utmcsr=adboothrmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/sc/adboothrmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=AAAAAH.-QAAqICsBAAAAANueSgAAAAAAAgAEAAIAAAAAAP8AAAAFDhTsYgAAAAAADd1gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMqhcAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8AmHpzrj4BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJyrcs4yDk5MTs-OSDZwjk8OdMzONAtyDCrITUs0jIrISi.KD9QFAOXmDGw=&datetime=20130516_1746&utm_source=adboothrmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=4.98&timestamp=1368726404&__cookie=__utma=1.1059542220.1368726253.1368726253.1368726253.1; __utmb=1.4.10.1368726253; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1368726253.1.1.utmcsr=adboothrmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/i/adboothrmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=znRcEBc0RwCMdS8BAAAAACDASgAAAAAAAAApYgIAAAAAAAkABAAFE6aXaAAAAAAA3wFhAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADxCRgAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8AI4gyqj8BAAAAAAAAADY5NjcyYTU0LWU0YmEtMTFlMi1iYzI3LTc4ZTNiNTExNjBiYQAAAAAAAAA=,eJzzyS4uNnB2TM.1MNeLD49ILQ60cMwJSjQ08DTMDTMqitBLTtcFANgnC2E=&datetime=20130704_1500&utm_source=adboothrmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=29.86&timestamp=1372950006&__cookie=__utma=1.601907539.1372948720.1372948720.1372950003.2; __utmb=1.2.10.1372950003; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1372950003.2.2.utmcsr=adboothrmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/i/adboothrmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=znRcEHcIPgBpQTABAAAAAA6.SgAAAAAAAgAUAAAAAAAAAP8AAAADDeGMVAAAAAAAkQBhAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADVORcAAAAAAAIIAgAAgD8ACfYpfD8BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=&datetime=20130625_1628&utm_source=adboothrmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=78.26&timestamp=1372177693&__cookie=__utma=1.1167944224.1372177695.1372177695.1372177695.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1372177695; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1372177695.1.1.utmcsr=adboothrmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/i/adboothrmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=znRcENaJOwCoZy8BAAAAAIBeSgAAAAAAAAAcAAAAAAAAAAIABQAFFNIvUQAAAAAARpNgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUvRYAAAAAAAIIAgAAgD8AiSP-Pz8BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=&datetime=20130614_0003&utm_source=adboothrmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=45.71&timestamp=1371168187&__cookie=__utma=1.1490768008.1366151847.1366151847.1371168786.2; __utmb=1.10.10.1371168786; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1371168786.2.2.utmcsr=adboothrmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/sc/adboothrmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=AAAAABffOAAXICsBAAAAAD6fSgAAAAAAAgAEAAQAAAAAAP8AAAAFAizFTgAAAAAAed1gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAD4RRYAAAAAAAIAAgAAgD8A6Pyg9z0BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJwrz0vKdzMsz8r1SAmIjPKt9DNwDzF1CS11cTU3CSzPDsqMSk4EAOhRDE0=&datetime=20130411_0545&utm_source=adboothrmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=14.84&timestamp=1365659156&__cookie=__utma=1.517804846.1365659160.1365659160.1365659160.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1365659160; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1365659160.1.1.utmcsr=adboothrmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/i/adboothrmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=znRcEC7ONwA3-C8BAAAAAPSeSgAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAAQAAwAEF18fUAAAAAAAKN1gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABsZRYAAAAAAAIIAgAAgD8AsuOSpz8BAAAAAAAAAGVjZTI4ODlhLWU0NTMtMTFlMi1hY2JhLTEwNjA0YmFmYTM0MAAAAAAAAAA=&datetime=20130704_0246&utm_source=adboothrmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=31.64&timestamp=1372905989&__cookie=__utma=1.1201943462.1372905499.1372905499.1372905499.1; __utmb=1.5.10.1372905499; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1372905499.1.1.utmcsr=adboothrmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/i/adboothrmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=znRcEOP9QAA3-C8BAAAAAPSeSgAAAAAAAgAMAAAAAAAAAP8AAAABEdIvUQAAAAAAKN1gAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACuqhcAAAAAAAIIAgAAgD8AeiK-lj8BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=&datetime=20130630_2020&utm_source=adboothrmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=29.71&timestamp=1372623611&__cookie=__utma=1.2098899175.1372623613.1372623613.1372623613.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1372623613; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1372623613.1.1.utmcsr=adboothrmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/i/adboothrmx/.../dl?p1=1&p3=g3BuAF0qOACoZy8BAAAAAIBeSgAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAAAAsACgABDUjZUAAAAAAARpNgAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACYcBYAAAAAAAIIAgAAgD8AdzzO4T4BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=&datetime=20130526_1706&utm_source=adboothrmx&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=39.03&timestamp=1369587994&__cookie=__utma=1.203562312.1369571247.1369574652.1369583208.3; __utmb=1.3.10.1369583208; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1369583208.3.3.utmcsr=adboothrmx|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=free_media_player

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