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549e89714a6d373a08c1dbb01853cbbf.exe

Somoto Israel

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 application 549e89714a6d373a08c1dbb01853cbbf.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.windows-7-themes.com.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
549e89714a6d373a08c1dbb01853cbbf

SHA-1:
688cfb79f8ea259f2b4509aecc6b229e6d221a68

SHA-256:
5bfbf48b3922050e966542cfe1f155c65abacf7f28554ea50b20f117987b111e

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/27/2024 2:25:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Somoto-O [PUP]
2014.9-140413

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3505

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/18355

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.0103

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9672

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.04.13.07

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.13.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.a
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28214

File size:
231.4 KB (236,928 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\549e89714a6d373a08c1dbb01853cbbf.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/8/2018 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Israel, O=Somoto Israel, STREET=Habarzel 32, L=Tel Aviv, S=--, PostalCode=69700, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
74F2E607D2905C0E3EA9C8AB59942D25

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 4:14:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:wJ380omZGMY0ZqPBMUaMfoNp8wg07MhvgAPz:wF80omZG78bVg0OvL

Entry address:
0x380C

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, 7C, 01, 00, 00, E8, 87, 4D, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 2A, 4A, 00, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 9B, 4D, 00, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 28, F9, 42, 00, E8, B1, 28, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, D8, F9, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FE, FF, FF, 50, 6A, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, E8, E0, 4C, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 4D, A2, 40, 00, 68, 08, FA, 42, 00, E8, EF, 2A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 18, E8, E6, 49, 00, 00, 52, 52, 50, 68, 00, 80, 43, 00, E8, DA, 2A, 00, 00, 57, 6A, 00, E8, 29, 49, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.7621  (probably packed)

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file 549e89714a6d373a08c1dbb01853cbbf.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.windows-7-themes.com/dlfile.php?windows-7-themes.com windows-7 future-3d.themepack

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