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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 application a5917332dcb4de514b2842c9fba717a2.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 12 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:
a5917332dcb4de514b2842c9fba717a2

SHA-1:
33eb6acb698b6b3eae84b06bba910807c27e7655

SHA-256:
b71bd70b8f16585dcded69227121975eb521dccfa2517bcbb3437aac7ea0877b

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
4/26/2024 9:19:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-AppCare/Somoto.236920.B
14.04.13

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
v2014.04.13.06

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.13.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.a
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
28214

File size:
231.4 KB (236,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\a5917332dcb4de514b2842c9fba717a2.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:oJ380obGMY0ZqmI8e7yUrQF/u9KnlgAPO:oF80obG7FFrrQFJW

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:
7.7617  (probably packed)

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file a5917332dcb4de514b2842c9fba717a2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.windows-7-themes.com/dlfile.php?windows-7-themes.com windows-7 apocalypse.themepack

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