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00000003

SITE ON SPOT Ltd.

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 00000003 by SITE ON SPOT has been detected as adware by 22 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:
SITE ON SPOT Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
826d32f8d5efe94cedc2bf16c5947d00

SHA-1:
7eba02664eb654c7baeb88161d8c656a9f788422

SHA-256:
23ae2fb0d2aa2343cf120c475d6b1b7196711a0753e97c7eb3f6884923d62e5b

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/19/2024 10:17:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
865

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.hzis
7.11.164.86

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3343

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.14922

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.1325

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26824
9.0.1.0265

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
8.14.09.22.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.10168

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
11.2014-22-09_2

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

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3212

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto.A
v2014.09.22.01

McAfee
Artemis!826D32F8D5EF
5600.6999

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
15.0.0.795

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.61148

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.09.22.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SITEONSPOT.I
14.9.22.12

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10344

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
31710

File size:
221.8 KB (227,088 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\default\file system\011\t\00\00000003

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SITE ON SPOT Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/28/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/29/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SITE ON SPOT Ltd., O=SITE ON SPOT Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=NA, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3EE11B140A803DE260823157A875B8C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 11:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:bA0m3D0oK8aDSq2O6nEGMb1I6Cj4nhPP2o:bA0iD0oK8aWq2lhMDl

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:
7.7540  (probably packed)

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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