windows-movie-maker-setup_downloader-0yfyyy9n.exe

Somoto Israel

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 application windows-movie-maker-setup_downloader-0yfyyy9n.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from windows-movie-maker.org.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d44a57298c3893d373218573e8ae80a4

SHA-1:
cc1711a4ed7a10f241cffed1a7f3097e69c3ee16

SHA-256:
0d8b620c5670f912c44c58a59d794b6382c6b8388ee9755ce45b508405aa1ede

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/25/2024 5:50:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.SomotoIs.Bundler (M)
16.6.16.22

File size:
231.4 KB (236,928 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows-movie-maker-setup_downloader-0yfyyy9n.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/7/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/8/2018 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Israel, O=Somoto Israel, STREET=Habarzel 32, L=Tel Aviv, S=--, PostalCode=69700, C=IL

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

Serial number:
74F2E607D2905C0E3EA9C8AB59942D25

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 3:14:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Q5hizgwyT3BJQ0onGlZMY0B/UkoLJAelEsW1Qb3UPi5mhTlaLyraJb7SEM1gNOwx:wJ380onGMY0ZqA0WoT5eTSrSd1yjgAP5

Entry address:
0x380C

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, 7C, 01, 00, 00, E8, 87, 4D, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 2A, 4A, 00, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 9B, 4D, 00, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 28, F9, 42, 00, E8, B1, 28, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, D8, F9, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FE, FF, FF, 50, 6A, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, E8, E0, 4C, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 4D, A2, 40, 00, 68, 08, FA, 42, 00, E8, EF, 2A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 18, E8, E6, 49, 00, 00, 52, 52, 50, 68, 00, 80, 43, 00, E8, DA, 2A, 00, 00, 57, 6A, 00, E8, 29, 49, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.7621  (probably packed)

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file windows-movie-maker-setup_downloader-0yfyyy9n.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.