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7zipsetup.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.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 26 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:
2.0.0.0

MD5:
32866dba3b10cd2e7791605ad1094221

SHA-1:
3bf6fb448eca6491429a217d03032f52b7b96cf8

SHA-256:
1dd95fc141137542c0fdb2f3584553c17abe139c99073b1caf5a13d0ffb6475c

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
4/19/2024 7:21:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.A
838

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Somoto
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.154.46

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-141019

AVG
AdInstaller.Somoto
2015.0.3316

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.BetterInstaller
4.0.3.141019

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.A
1.0.20.1460

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Somoto-1
0.98/21155

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.A
18499

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.17
9.0.1.0292

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9922

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Somoto
10/19/2014

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto
11.2014-19-10_1

G Data
Application.Bundler.Somoto
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1712358

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto.A
v2014.10.19.07

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.A
15.0.0.876

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Somoto.cspere
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.10.19.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.J
14.10.19.19

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Somoto
10289

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047B01DM14
7.2.292

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
30152

File size:
158.3 KB (162,072 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/20/2011 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 AM

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 5:14:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:z22ihA0m3BJP0v0nq1fV0/AS6qCA44EVG2kYpIxpybEJdW:MA0m3D0v0n0IMrZiYpGy

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:
7.5827

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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