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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 24 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:
120ceaf94905257cd5dbfc6ceb5c752a

SHA-1:
72377989023179baf1c6cc965410a139583b3370

SHA-256:
7bc36df50d019ae9de93eac8effdff3db6ec60d275831441ace5d6a5f9e1324e

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
4/19/2024 1:03:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
828

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2014.10.12

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.177.172

avast!
Win32:Somoto-R [PUP]
2014.9-141030

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3306

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.141030

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.1515

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19768

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.0303

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
8.14.10.30.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.10547

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
11.2014-30-10_5

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13642

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3023

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.10.30.11

McAfee
Somoto-BetterInstaller
5600.6962

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
15.0.0.909

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.62483

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.225288
14.10.10.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.I
14.10.30.11

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10268

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33830

File size:
220 KB (225,288 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\default\file system\005\t\00\00000000

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/1/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2015 8:59:59 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 7:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:SA0m3D0onsh7vBIg6wNGIGS4eYv+5+Vfu:SA0iD0ons7vBt6gGShB5Cfu

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)

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