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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 blockhostsforcamtasia8_downloader-i0gb17xjq.exe by Somoto has been detected as adware by 24 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)

MD5:
452c89e92d2eebc0aec41bda21c55477

SHA-1:
9449b3b0d6830ebde37cb848bf86e77acf385c03

SHA-256:
81c3cb0c7a7a9b55d7cf5c82c300fb5cf43c55855d0a7fb2a4d24af409038624

Scanner detections:
24 / 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 11:40:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2014.10.20

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.179.140

avast!
Win32:Somoto-R [PUP]
2014.9-141019

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3316

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.141019

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.1460

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19846

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.0292

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
8.14.10.19.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.10585

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.B.
v6.4.7.1.166

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13727

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3076

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.10.19.05

McAfee
Somoto-BetterInstaller
5600.6972

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
15.0.0.876

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.62671

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.l
14.10.19.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10290

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34062

File size:
222.7 KB (228,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\blockhostsforcamtasia8_downloader-i0gb17xjq.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/1/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Ltd., O=Somoto Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6A0C39D0252522A9C448352858ACAACB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 3:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:b22ihA0m3BJX0om1HJ4HMuAbkZLn6+cssfmn4uQcxEh1lO65byFGh4+UmpNUN:0A0m3D0oIH7NyLv6fG0hPrbeGh4jymN

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:
7.7552  (probably packed)

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file blockhostsforcamtasia8_downloader-i0gb17xjq.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.solidfiles.com/.../BLOCKHostsforCamtasia8_downloader-I0gb17xJQ.exe

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