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cgmlocustresistance_downloader-45uwctrl.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 cgmlocustresistance_downloader-45uwctrl.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.schriftarten-fonts.de.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
16f7201724c95c45d82eee2fc4f50462

SHA-1:
4b62dc42c6046a4786c6b4daad3726fc16fb5b3b

SHA-256:
fa44ca27a58602ff97d1c02baf3864d638df80a9bdbcf48ef2bb5362cfffb3df

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Somoto 'BetterInstaller' to bundle additional (unwanted) software during install without adequate consent.

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:
4/19/2024 10:19:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Somoto-O [PUP]
2014.9-140422

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3496

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/18355

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.0112

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9707

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11847

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.04.22.02

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.Mazel.cwhyud
0.28.0.59492

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.22.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.h
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28506

File size:
231.4 KB (236,928 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cgmlocustresistance_downloader-45uwctrl.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:wJ380oOGMY0ZqRUwnawwrCGjZy4BYigAPn:wF80oOG7JHwr3zBYi/

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 cgmlocustresistance_downloader-45uwctrl.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.schriftarten-fonts.de/.../CGMLocustResistance_downloader-45uWCTrL.exe

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