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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 27 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:
1b272699b8ebb356e1204f92838b86b9

SHA-1:
966e66ab92f55b27071a1091a2c225f2079cde59

SHA-256:
56812b028aea1628dc44abab8362cdaeac17bfe1c9c15d9854d8c7efe5f96a46

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
4/24/2024 10:47:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
835

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2014.10.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.179.234

avast!
Win32:Somoto-R [PUP]
2014.9-141022

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3313

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.141022

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.1475

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19854

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.0295

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
8.14.10.22.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.10592

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
11.2014-22-10_4

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13741

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3062

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.10.22.04

McAfee
Artemis!1B272699B8EB
5600.6969

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
15.0.0.885

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.62841

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.225288
14.10.19.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.Agent.r7 (Not a Virus)
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.I
14.10.22.15

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10284

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H07JA14
7.2.295

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34106

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\002\t\00\00000000

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/2/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/3/2015 2:59:59 AM

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 11:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:SA0m3D0oFUh6eYMPMc0gq7Usg7H7a9/2JH2MxN:SA0iD0oy4eYMP+lYPbatgpj

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:
7.7526  (probably packed)

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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