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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:
da4783818521aca64bc7c213e8fa93ce

SHA-1:
c982150187b7bc1ecc2820342a14dada4785bade

SHA-256:
f9d3d672e8a0c61f090bcf71d8de0bfe4765ba92758c12d0dfa30c643b5f75ef

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:
4/25/2024 11:27:50 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
838

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2014.10.20

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.179.162

avast!
Somoto-R [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3316

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.141019

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.1460

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19854

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
14.10.19

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
11.2014-19-10_1

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13727

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.10.19.09

McAfee
Somoto-BetterInstaller
5600.6972

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
15.0.0.876

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.225272
14.10.19.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.I
14.10.19.21

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10289

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R02SB01JJ14
7.2.292

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

File size:
220 KB (225,272 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\comodo\dragon\user data\default\file system\001\t\00\00000000

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/1/2014 8:00:00 PM

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:iA0m3D0ou+Fna1vaha/o+RWtj1JlKB0MBHd:iA0iD0oVpmMe9WN1Jc0MB9

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:
7.7524  (probably packed)

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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