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Site on Spot Limited

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 bi.exe by Site on Spot Limited has been detected as adware by 22 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 third party applications, mostly adware toolbars, with legitimate softare. These offers are typically installed onto users' PCs by default, but may include an option to 'opt-out' during or after the installation process.
Publisher:
Site on Spot Limited  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
a6ab717bbd4dd8fa99ee9bfde3668872

SHA-1:
066f17928c446c11d41c79b9048ede3bdff4277f

SHA-256:
502cd1ddaf4c92ebb627984a68de1bd891e26171920288acec1037623f0cfe8b

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/6/2024 6:55:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG
600

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Somoto
2015.06.10

Arcabit
Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG
1.0.0.425

AVG
AdLoad.S
2016.0.3078

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.15614

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG
1.0.20.825

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto-2
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.0165

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto.G potentially unwanted
9.11759

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto
11.2015-14-06_1

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16188

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Somato
14.0.0.1886

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto.SID.A
v2015.06.14.07

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG
16.0.0.495

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dshbbp
0.30.24.1636

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Somoto
15.06.14.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.912
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.Bundler
15.6.14.19

Sophos
Generic PUA AG
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R08NH07F115
7.2.165

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
40974

File size:
418.3 KB (428,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\bi.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Site on Spot Limited

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/28/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/10/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Site on Spot Limited, O=Site on Spot Limited, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
477E336D7B42EDDDED42DABF6FAB572F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 1:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZFVavTiBfjfsDH+cgB4Ejj2DFi6gP22efXy:ZFVavTYr8g9SgO2Ky

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9407

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://sub.yourefreetotouchthesky.com/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

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