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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 26 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:
ad831629f706ad65e58367f9364bbe68

SHA-1:
cb6e7774c30f2060136f1615b1ed01a1c9f72237

SHA-256:
d188d4862a3cf6a8caa27d928f3e7389d7ea85fa861eb45a53d7d158bc0fe88d

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Somoto 'BetterInstaller' to bundle additional (unwanted) software during install without adequate consent.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 2:52:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
826

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2014.10.18

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.179.22

avast!
Win32:Somoto-R [PUP]
2014.9-141101

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3304

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.14111

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.1525

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19825

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.0305

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
8.14.11.01.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.10579

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
11.2014-01-11_7

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13718

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.11.01.07

McAfee
Artemis!AD831629F706
5600.6960

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
15.0.0.915

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.225312
14.10.17.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.6bb
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.Agent.r7 (Not a Virus)
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.I
14.11.1.7

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10264

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34004

File size:
220 KB (225,312 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\default\file system\000\t\00\00000000

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
7/3/2015 1:59:59 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 10:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6A0m3D0o8JHSAek3qCoEcVkeNE+bGa8wo:6A0iD0oyekyEcVkabGZB

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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