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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 file 76ff0fbe1d63de7e11f7110a04b1b9d47ee728a5 by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 22 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.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1df6fa7f16426dfd7bdef216c1feef0b

SHA-1:
12bf24e9bb3336eec5c8e4751e2e21a6ca63390b

SHA-256:
0d1d17143bff79a52a6cc3d353f7f3b5cebdadb797c832935d9f3d56db720005

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/20/2024 2:17:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
5828470

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen
7.11.188.58

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.ATW
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
1.0.20.1630

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
20166

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto
11.2014-22-11_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.Somoto
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Downloader
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.11.22.10

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
15.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.Agent.cwghbz
0.28.6.63474

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.11.22.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.i
14.11.22.21

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10221

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35010

File size:
222.5 KB (227,800 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\apple computer\mobilesync\backup\5674bdcd84f76e279e206406911dd91925bea3ea\snapshot\76ff0fbe1d63de7e11f7110a04b1b9d47ee728a5

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):
3072:ZhizgwyT3BJQ0o7FMY0B/UkoLJuPXkuLMR1TO1r+4WuiEDeFFtMHGnizn1mVN0bT:zJ380oOY0Zq/8Gr7u6FtMHDz1pgAPD

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:
7.7489  (probably packed)

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

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