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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 13 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:
410147abb738c14342aae5c80e8b080b

SHA-1:
ef6ec940d791d38b27ad3666e8d18cb25359b344

SHA-256:
2e383be2bc39c7abe2243d01ab7aebf71242647a07e8b1db717d91a6ad6ba74f

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
11/10/2025 7:58:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2014.10.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.181.132

avast!
Somoto-R [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3309

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19910

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.05190

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13805

McAfee
Somoto-BetterInstaller
5600.6965

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.62841

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.I
14.10.26.14

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10276

File size:
220.2 KB (225,496 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\default\file system\002\t\00\00000000

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/1/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2015 4:59:59 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 1:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:JA0m3j0osMBz4VH/U13EJtxNneTYz0fck/oj:JA0ij0osMlAH/s0lpecYfloj

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:
7.7523  (probably packed)

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file 00000000 has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.givemyfiles.fr/.../DELL_PERSONAL-LASER-1100_A06_R247720_downloader-I6iJ87Qem.exe

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