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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 25 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:
07e80eb7ef240b77e80261c146cf1285

SHA-1:
2ce7ca56edc9eb85dd2d733054c3ff9c359a2cfc

SHA-256:
9e26c510e33674d0d290699079b34a649ece5ecc496a05a3ce55e41c958b42ad

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/19/2024 7:41:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
856

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2014.10.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.176.28

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3334

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.14102

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.1375

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/19466

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19678

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
14.10.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.B.
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
11.2014-02-10_5

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13550

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.10.02.05

McAfee
Somoto-BetterInstaller
5600.6990

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
15.0.0.825

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.228008
14.10.01.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.10.02.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.I
14.10.2.4

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10325

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33120

File size:
222.7 KB (228,008 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\default\file system\019\t\00\00000000

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/1/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2015 4:59:59 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 1:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:8A0m3D0oo24BCUveQEHSjlTbtiYALNIxaBUHGlf32KSf:8A0iD0oo24kUBEHSPiYyNxXi

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:
7.7550  (probably packed)

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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