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dangerousdave_downloader-0znpmn6u.exe

Somoto Israel

This is part of 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 dangerousdave_downloader-0znpmn6u.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.dosgamesarchive.com.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
aa0e8977f7d45633d0d4a97756188670

SHA-1:
754d6ae64f04bd332bbc63bf61aa3d7eac6e3430

SHA-256:
b516968cf2933a90d5009a5796d272494708442f4e5c42abc3712971ecad0cb4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:55:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.b
14.8.7.17

File size:
231.5 KB (237,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\dangerousdave_downloader-0znpmn6u.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/8/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/9/2018 2:59:59 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 11:14:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:FhizgwyT3BJQ0oWGlZMY0B/UkoLJCcZfzvAsdqrkS2lpMzdZchdja/beZj5MVhDw:vJ380oWGMY0Zqdfz/sPchBDp5Yh0gAPN

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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Entropy:
7.7630  (probably packed)

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file dangerousdave_downloader-0znpmn6u.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.dosgamesarchive.com/.../DangerousDave_downloader-0ZNpMN6u.exe

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