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adobe-pagemaker-7_downloader-6ebzgwo2.exe

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 adobe-pagemaker-7_downloader-6ebzgwo2.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 11 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.agaleradodownload.org.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f520cd766a77fc322f27663664827ae9

SHA-1:
a89d1d62e6e29712e8528b3f61602a6d36b08722

SHA-256:
50f192e6c91c481b5f017df0f3ab73030811ed398e1b9a9bb977cec93202a021

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/19/2024 11:42:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3507

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
18087

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.0101

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9667

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.04.11.03

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.11.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.f
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28194

File size:
222.5 KB (227,800 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe-pagemaker-7_downloader-6ebzgwo2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/7/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/8/2018 8:59:59 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 7:14:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:zJ380o5pY0ZqrebW7ZwocQVYETKB6tCUgAPk:zF80oA4b8ZwUV4B6l8

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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Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file adobe-pagemaker-7_downloader-6ebzgwo2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.agaleradodownload.org/.../Adobe-Pagemaker-7_downloader-6ebzgwO2.exe

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