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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 21 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:
621c53e3f19d867475161e9dfcf5371f

SHA-1:
d752cab1348fefc91ce42d637f64b52ef4e5b045

SHA-256:
2cca2896c80309438f6091bd94b37fb5fc2177fca226a441a7c64037e6772886

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
4/27/2024 4:22:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
864

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2014.09.24

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.173.236

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3342

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.14923

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.1330

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/19419

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19595

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
14.09.23

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
11.2014-23-09_3

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13463

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

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
15.0.0.798

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.225296
14.09.23.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.23.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.I
14.9.23.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10342

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33120

File size:
220 KB (225,296 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\baidu\spark\profile\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 12:14:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:KA0m3D0oMDSIAIrQGjCy0uwZSmvXAjlkNovp5:KA0iD0oMVroZDcP

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:
7.7519  (probably packed)

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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