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00000011

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 00000011 by SITE ON SPOT has been detected as adware by 23 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:
adff2aff2ae848f9846eba92fb5c66f9

SHA-1:
067dbb09dc0e1f109f8d5a603b76a8e0a30785e9

SHA-256:
9a6bd902730ade68bacb7a2027aa0d743673e07142ce8988601b59493a0e68f4

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Somoto 'BetterInstaller' to bundle additional (unwanted) software during install without adequate consent.

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:
4/25/2024 10:49:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
874

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-AppCare/Downloader.227072
2014.09.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.hzis
7.11.170.148

avast!
Win32:Somoto-P [PUP]
2014.9-140914

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3352

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.14914

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.1285

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26824
9.0.1.0257

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
8.14.09.14.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.10355

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
11.2014-14-09_1

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Somoto
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3253

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto.A
v2014.09.14.07

McAfee
Somoto-BetterInstaller
5600.7008

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
15.0.0.771

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.61942

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.6bb
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SITEONSPOT.I
14.9.14.7

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10360

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
32766

File size:
219.8 KB (225,080 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\chrome\user data\default\file system\016\t\00\00000011

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SITE ON SPOT Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/28/2013 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/29/2015 8:59:59 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 6:14:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:FA0m3D0oiYQvXNLDmiaxqVKa8eK3IzocVei9Xand:FA0iD0oinvXhDyEKiL8aXZad

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:
7.7509  (probably packed)

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file 00000011 has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://fileplenty.com/.../FLVPlayer_downloader-NaTy7mlRk.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FLVPlayer_downloader-N4HkSRAMf.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FLVPlayer_downloader-N1zSTbisw.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FLVPlayer_downloader-N0JiDXxqR.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FLVPlayer_downloader-Nc7qWichC.exe

http://metrosidebar.com/.../MetroSidebar_setup_downloader-IcqplouB9.exe

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