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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 20 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 Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
527212dd7be2fd7512b08abec389c4fb

SHA-1:
aa4a05b8a9dd04ca54aaab073b1020c782c00ff4

SHA-256:
b32cec582521032fc8c3dc36c6a17a172422abc68b407cdd1154d0ac4fb46897

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/26/2024 7:41:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
801

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.hzit
7.11.170.158

AVG
Somoto
2015.0.3279

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.1650

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26824
9.0.1.0330

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
8.14.11.26.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.10357

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
11.2014-26-11_4

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Somoto
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13247

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2888

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto.A
v2014.11.26.10

McAfee
Artemis!527212DD7BE2
5600.6935

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
15.0.0.990

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.61942

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.214744
14.09.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.C
14.11.26.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoLimited.I
14.11.26.10

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
32766

File size:
209.7 KB (214,744 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Limited

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/11/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/16/2015 2:00:00 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:
12/6/2009 12:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:/QIURTXJp3RARJPClK8kAwwPFkDHfGnKk0SqtYE/xaBNEuU7KMyx:/sn3RARd8P9FafGnaThH7KMo

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8161

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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