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Somoto Limited

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 file 00000000 by Somoto Limited 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 go34down.com.
Publisher:
Somoto Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
13574c85696db4c1b9775a466d3be547

SHA-1:
8aa2a7c7f695c22b328ad97fdc68bdd0ced0b12f

SHA-256:
2129388bc4ad226be86a7b8443df3a618fb1e128cfcfdd3ed44b6e928999f986

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 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 10:49:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.Bundler (M)
16.4.19.2

File size:
224 KB (229,352 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\opera software\opera stable\file system\000\t\00\00000000

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Limited

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/11/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/16/2015 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Limited, O=Somoto Limited, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
05805984E5838EE41CFD82C4057379F9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 10:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:922ihA0m3BJX0oF4LLtrxo+MohH6GPzq3A2kODft5iZZteh9envrSqLqdTi:GA0m3D0oOLLtrOuvLq3A23Ieh9envR

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)

The file 00000000 has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://go34down.com/.../DSGi_NISNETBOOK_17_downloader-I3LNWm8Ud.exe

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