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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 file 00000000 by Somoto has been detected as adware by 21 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.
Publisher:
Somoto Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f0bcf6eefee6e752e570058b8e239554

SHA-1:
0d54cdf5336ac1e8256278e20fcc8e1050c58b47

SHA-256:
9394da5bce46cffd361e703358963d84f369b4b108c5d8278865556cb32a1e73

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
4/26/2024 1:41:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
864

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.171.10

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3342

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.14923

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.1330

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19435

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
8.14.09.23.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.10375

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
11.2014-23-09_3

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Somoto
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13286

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3207

McAfee
Somoto-BetterInstaller
5600.6998

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
15.0.0.798

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.61942

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.23.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.6bb
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.I
14.9.23.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10342

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
32854

File size:
220 KB (225,288 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\opera software\opera stable\file system\004\t\00\00000000

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/1/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Ltd., O=Somoto Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6A0C39D0252522A9C448352858ACAACB

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:SA0m3D0o8kfaOwRFdEXCvzD831GY5dochDtfZU:SA0iD0o8kfa9/EXCH5Y5dM

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:
7.7523  (probably packed)

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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