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Somoto Limited

This is the Somoto BetterInstaller, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The file 00000000 by Somoto Limited has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer.
Publisher:
Somoto Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
709cd87f7976362e62a713e119e617c9

SHA-1:
efbef760765e0d8d51ec65d0d1bd76101113031d

SHA-256:
38ee0a92305ddc028cd9561ba715691e3b11ad2226f06e4aa120b7ff6c164613

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 4:55:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21155

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9935

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712387

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2906

Panda Antivirus
Trj/OCJ.F
14.11.22.09

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoLimited.I
14.11.22.21

Sophos
Generic PUA OP
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0605
7.2.326

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Agent
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
30232

File size:
220 KB (225,240 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\default\file system\006\t\00\00000000

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Limited

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/10/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/16/2015 10:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Limited, O=Somoto Limited, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
05805984E5838EE41CFD82C4057379F9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 7:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:mA0m3D0oHxun1OntRRmeNI1hTZiub2MSVM:mA0iD0oHxuOdmHslC

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:
7.7356  (probably packed)

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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