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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 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Somoto Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fc30c8ca4057ca86e0e3ae04855b2cd2

SHA-1:
cca283e699b33cc9feae87449c6de181498ccbf8

SHA-256:
833c15ccff8b3ebf75e21c724ca282d397b48dd0f90d278620dfdf2b0d45462c

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 5:05:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2014.09.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.173.136

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
19577

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.0305

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
8.14.11.01.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.10445

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

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

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
15.0.0.915

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.62151

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.225296
14.09.21.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.11.01.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.I
14.11.1.7

Sophos
Generic PUA MM
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10264

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33312

File size:
220 KB (225,296 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\default\file system\001\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:KA0m3D0olLngUH7UudzUTSSwwREIBZVuNw+h2MrZjlFA8:KA0iD0oZngUH71dzswwSIBZVuN3h2yxl

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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