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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 downloadrequestedfilesetup-9kwnlsn.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 25 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)

Description:
Powered by BetterInstaller

Version:
2.1.0.0

MD5:
d05aec22d219cd05ba0b83fb1af8e54b

SHA-1:
28472ecfc110799183be8eb51a0cee12b546f52d

SHA-256:
1886d2cb803d968c0c96eac19213758c93f423affcdf2d4e8652323912e28e35

Scanner detections:
25 / 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 10:35:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BetterInstaller
2014.01.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.125.248

avast!
Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]
2014.9-140106

AVG
AdInstaller.Somoto
2015.0.3602

Baidu Antivirus
HackTool.Win32.Downloader
4.0.3.1416

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Somoto-1
0.98/18155

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.A
17648

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1184
9.0.1.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9315

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Somoto
14.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.175.10899

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.4507

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.01.06.01

McAfee
Artemis!D05AEC22D219
5600.7258

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cruvhh
0.28.0.57380

Panda Antivirus
Adware/MultiToolbar
14.01.06.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.c
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Somoto/Variant
10862

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AB14
7.2.6

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00AB14
10.465.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
25640

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.8.7

File size:
161.7 KB (165,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\downloadrequestedfilesetup-9kwnlsn.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/20/2011 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Ltd., O=Somoto Ltd., STREET=PO Box 58096, L=Tel Aviv, S=--, PostalCode=61580, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00841D099D16B738F34172FEEFE1D2574F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 12:14:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:D22ihA0m3BJf0A1gYtCUvqU6cR6FCE6fbY5raVaPnR4Qr:cA0m3T0A1g0CUyU6jCLYh/vRrr

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:
7.5981

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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