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cardrecovery+formatanyhardorflash_downloader-0ihit5ax.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 cardrecovery+formatanyhardorflash_downloader-0ihit5ax.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 13 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 d39l0rx3yfvje3.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f7b1da5ba50c81a641421b453a339718

SHA-1:
72ab1473a84a017e04238c333e3e8446e217e10b

SHA-256:
721311a1f280a56107e01ec276a80e6e7dd3080c4b0310f7fd764eaecc49c684

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/25/2024 8:53:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3509

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/18355

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.099

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9648

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.04.09.01

McAfee
Artemis!F7B1DA5BA50C
5600.7165

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.09.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.394
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.v
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0406
7.2.99

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28116

File size:
231.4 KB (236,928 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cardrecovery+formatanyhardorflash_downloader-0ihit5ax.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/8/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/9/2018 1:59:59 AM

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 10:14:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:wJ380o1GMY0ZqXSu+KVT91VXp1fZ6gibFWQa/gAPGB:wF80o1G7OKVTFobFWv/OB

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 cardrecovery+formatanyhardorflash_downloader-0ihit5ax.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d39l0rx3yfvje3.cloudfront.net/installers/cli/.../CardRecovery FormatAnyHardOrFlash_downloader-0IHiT5ax.exe

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