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7_zip.exe

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 application 7_zip.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 19 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:
Somoto Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Description:
Powered by BetterInstaller

Version:
2.1.0.0

MD5:
ef16605e62d299cd4043233eed25bb98

SHA-1:
8a06f75f4049369170230931ec1889ca6bc35e6d

SHA-256:
2a3419bfd3434eb6ad214137c64161896496110107d93a301f4e565591bb7567

Scanner detections:
19 / 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 7:57:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.gei
7.11.118.120

avast!
Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]
2014.9-131211

AVG
AdInstaller.Somoto
2014.0.3629

Bkav FE
W32.Clod9a6.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Somoto-1
0.98/18155

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.A
17403

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.17
9.0.1.0345

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
7.9146

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Somoto
13.12.22

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10446

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2013.12.11.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.F
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.95

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Somoto/Variant
10914

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CCC0OL513
7.2.345

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0CCC0OL513
10.465.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
24132

File size:
163.4 KB (167,304 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\7_zip.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/19/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/19/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Ltd., O=Somoto Ltd., STREET=PO Box 58096, L=Tel Aviv, S=--, PostalCode=61580, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00841D099D16B738F34172FEEFE1D2574F

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:/22ihA0m3BJf0AiZ1xUzbuJfpPrs3UyZ83HA7kymdibxg0SECEFy:wA0m3T0AiZ8Cty3tW3HOkoCEFy

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:
7.6007

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file 7_zip.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://www.downxsoft.com/.../7Zip-3D8jLrp.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adworkmedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=124294977-15399&datetime=20130610_0149&utm_source=adworkmedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=31.4&timestamp=1370828948&__cookie=__utma=1.457769813.1370828947.1370828947.1370828947.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1370828947; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1370828947.1.1.utmcsr=adworkmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/9/2/.../7ZipSetup-7xDELIa.exe

http://www.downxsoft.com/.../7Zip-1lQRskR.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/c/adworkmedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=166010970-3569&datetime=20130907_1538&utm_source=adworkmedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=de&tracking_percent=24.56&timestamp=1378568294&__cookie=__utma=1.183141202.1378568293.1378568293.1378568293.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1378568293; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1378568293.1.1.utmcsr=adworkmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/9/2/.../7ZipSetup-bInwdL8.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adworkmedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=139596531-22858&datetime=20130713_0333&utm_source=adworkmedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=27.11&timestamp=1373686386&__cookie=__utma=1.928600856.1373685913.1373685913.1373686385.2; __utmb=1.2.10.1373686385; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1373686385.2.2.utmcsr=adworkmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/9/2/.../7ZipSetup-97PyJnr.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adworkmedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=138255292-14552&datetime=20130710_0918&utm_source=adworkmedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=27.7&timestamp=1373447898&__cookie=__utma=1.2129402830.1373447887.1373447887.1373447887.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1373447887; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1373447887.1.1.utmcsr=adworkmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adworkmedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=123813404-8190&datetime=20130609_0147&utm_source=adworkmedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=31.81&timestamp=1370742445

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/9/2/.../7ZipSetup-ag7XSuh.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adworkmedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=148131446-7672&datetime=20130730_0243&utm_source=adworkmedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=24.6&timestamp=1375152212&__cookie=__utma=1.2007044567.1375152212.1375152212.1375152212.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1375152212; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1375152212.1.1.utmcsr=adworkmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/9/2/.../7ZipSetup-1ZmsLqg.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adworkmedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=135914929-28334&datetime=20130705_1500&utm_source=adworkmedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=26.66&timestamp=1373036412&__cookie=__utma=1.476201312.1373036413.1373036413.1373036413.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1373036413; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1373036413.1.1.utmcsr=adworkmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/9/2/.../7ZipSetup-7kjXxvv.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adworkmedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=148544610-16558&datetime=20130730_2234&utm_source=adworkmedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=11.58&timestamp=1375223696

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/9/2/.../7ZipSetup-1kaadcS.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adworkmedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=122214392-25674&datetime=20130605_1217&utm_source=adworkmedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=de&tracking_percent=19.96&timestamp=1370434633&__cookie=__utma=76995584.844255851.1370434633.1370434633.1370434633.1; __utmb=76995584.0.10.1370434633; __utmc=76995584; __utmz=76995584.1370434633.1.1.utmcsr=adworkmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip; __utma=1.326260503.1370434633.1370434633.1370434633.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1370434633; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1370434633.1.1.utmcsr=adworkmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/9/2/.../7ZipSetup-5KykDHi.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adworkmedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=120938855-3158&datetime=20130602_1012&utm_source=adworkmedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=ja&tracking_percent=23.59&timestamp=1370167964&__cookie=__utma=1.158928780.1370167936.1370167936.1370167936.1; __utmb=1.3.10.1370167936; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1370167936.1.1.utmcsr=adworkmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/9/2/.../7ZipSetup-0F60uub.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adworkmedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=145225924-7899&datetime=20130724_0812&utm_source=adworkmedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=25.88&timestamp=1374653549&__cookie=__utma=1.381742002.1374653541.1374653541.1374653541.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1374653541; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1374653541.1.1.utmcsr=adworkmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/9/2/.../7ZipSetup-8d9fTVP.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/9/2/.../7ZipSetup-7n3KO7H.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/c/adworkmedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=160386590-32179&datetime=20130825_1111&utm_source=adworkmedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=5.96&timestamp=1377429061&__cookie=__utma=1.827577068.1377428902.1377428902.1377428902.1; __utmb=1.5.10.1377428902; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1377428902.1.1.utmcsr=adworkmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/9/2/.../7ZipSetup-egzTVFy.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/c/adworkmedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=160476741-4071&datetime=20130825_1515&utm_source=adworkmedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=5.96&timestamp=1377443741&__cookie=__utma=1.827577068.1377428902.1377443424.1377443741.6; __utmb=1.2.10.1377443741; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1377443741.6.6.utmcsr=adworkmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/9/2/.../7ZipSetup-bd80uD4.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/9/2/.../7ZipSetup-0JkPayk.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/h/adworkmedia/.../dl?p1=1&p3=172548678-855&datetime=20130922_1644&utm_source=adworkmedia&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=de&tracking_percent=24.89&timestamp=1379868294&__cookie=__utma=76995584.2081217413.1379868295.1379868295.1379868295.1; __utmb=76995584.0.10.1379868295; __utmc=76995584; __utmz=76995584.1379868295.1.1.utmcsr=adworkmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip; __utma=76995584.2081217413.1379868295.1379868295.1379868295.1; __utmb=76995584.1.10.1379868295; __utmc=76995584; __utmz=76995584.1379868295.1.1.utmcsr=adworkmedia|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip

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