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7ZipSetup-f56ycTS.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 7ZipSetup-f56ycTS.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 18 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Somoto Ltd. (signed and verified)

Description:

Version:

2.1.0.0

MD5:

f567b39c5f895dd49367ebb87ac071da

SHA-1:

79e16ba9e7e8ed3cd78f078f289affdef7a42361

SHA-256:

8dc688224d327e6bf69bac493a19008b663b60498fa1f634786dae2449ccd3f1

Scanner detections:

18 / 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:

4/25/2024 11:25:30 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Somoto.iqm

7.11.119.52

avast!

Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]

2014.9-131211

AVG

AdInstaller.Somoto

2014.0.3628

Bkav FE

W32.Clod6b0.Trojan

1.3.0.4613

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Somoto

0.98/18355

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Somoto.A

17422

Dr.Web

Adware.Somoto.17

9.0.1.0345

ESET NOD32

Win32/Somoto

7.9160

F-Prot

W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Application.Somoto

13.12.22

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.174.10484

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent

14.0.0.4637

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Somoto

v2013.12.11.01

Reason Heuristics

PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.R

14.8.7.17

Sophos

Somoto BetterInstaller

4.95

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.Somoto/Variant

10914

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downloader.Agent

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

BetterInstaller

24250

File size:

163.5 KB (167,424 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\7zipsetup-f56ycts.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:u22ihA0m3BJf0Apx3184q5LSoW7kH/BZdM3Tfp8QXMb4I/AXzbB7ko8y1:hA0m3T0Ab+ju7uBTe2YOAXzl7c

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:

7.6003

Code size:

28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file 7ZipSetup-f56ycTS.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

http://tinyurl.com/cvl3lpu

http://tinyurl.com/mzeaems

http://downloadcdn.filebulldog.com/installers/c/c/.../Setup File With Crack-ahMTheA.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/h/smb/.../dl?p1=imperialads&p3=1&datetime=20130619_0023&utm_source=smb&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=imperialads&translate=en&tracking_percent=100&timestamp=1371601397&__cookie=__utma=1.176954807.1371601394.1371601394.1371601394.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1371601394; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1371601394.1.1.utmcsr=smb|utmccn=imperialads|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/c/c/.../7ZipSetup-dlfrzsV.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/c/c/.../Setup.File.Download-bUnrVem.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/c/c/.../7ZipSetup-f56ycTS.exe

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