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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 22 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:
4ce2e63c184bab01b62be2b1057653f8

SHA-1:
f0b05bfe6d782c9a8e3985ede56d54d43864700b

SHA-256:
cef05d660c39db41a6a11a8203c894e70e2db85d8bef4dca72f2b4fb37fa3c9c

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
5/3/2024 10:05:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
680

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen
7.11.164.206

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3158

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.15327

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.430

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19037

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
8.15.03.27.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
9.10183

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
11.2015-27-03_6

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Downloader.Somoto
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2283

McAfee
Artemis!4CE2E63C184B
5600.6814

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
16.0.0.258

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.61148

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.03.27.08

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Somoto
15.3.27.8

Sophos
Generic PUA PA
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
9972

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R08NH07GU14
7.2.86

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
31786

File size:
222.7 KB (228,024 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\profile 1\file system\009\t\00\00000000

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/2/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/3/2015 12:59:59 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:sA0m3D0osSwwjcAYQ44bA1vvQBLcFOYaR:sA0iD0ouwjV4401v4BoFOt

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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