etypesetup.exe

eType

DSNR

The application etypesetup.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by DSNR has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from landing.etype.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DSNR  (signed and verified)

Product:
eType

Description:
Powered by BetterInstaller

Version:
1.2.0.0

MD5:
12eaf21691059826b00c56062ba1eaf0

SHA-1:
9b23b496eda4f1954e0fb55029d43ca8e8d41262

SHA-256:
87629f79d83123bdf70aefad988d9d2c86a3ef18dd894d255299e55e528d062c

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/26/2024 4:03:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.119.94

avast!
Win32:Somoto-B [PUP]
2014.9-130802

Bkav FE
W32.Clod6dc.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.8
9.0.1.0214

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto (variant)
7.9165

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10498

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2013.08.02.09

McAfee
Artemis!12EAF2169105
5600.7154

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DSNR.K
14.2.28.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.95

File size:
137.7 KB (140,968 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\etypesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/15/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/12/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DSNR, OU=DSNR labs, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=DSNR, L=Raanana, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4D1A5C63FA2465BBB324D0AE2902288A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:GQIURTXJW8LNKHP2DQLQL9Vd1K2idsrzs:GsU8BKHtL8SCI

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6824

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file etypesetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../Index

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../Sp

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../Ar

http://www.alawar.ru/.../DreamFarmRus_6802.exe

http://www.bigspeedpro.com/mirror2/.../etypesetup.exe#

http://landing.etype.com/Home/Down/?s=dmgf&token=000100ac2fd19a45a46be864215352f5e5fc6&t=1&page=http://landing.etype.com/.../Pt

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../Pt

http://landing.etype.com/Home/Down/?s=dmgf&token=00003282abb6ae8d048bbb09d3909ca8aee06&t=1&page=http://landing.etype.com/.../Pt

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../Sp

http://landing.etype.com/Home/Down/?s=dmgf&token=000103fcab35c3ed7457dbb78ddb08a056316&t=1&page=http://landing.etype.com/.../Pt

http://landing.etype.com/Home/Down/?s=dmgs&token=000113bf127694ca741d6b48a911b4818c6d5&t=1&page=http://landing.etype.com/.../En

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../Sp

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../En

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../En

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../En

http://landing.etype.com/Home/Down/?s=dmgf&token=00010e4632090049c43b49769a1612fce142b&t=1&page=http://landing.etype.com/.../Pt

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../En

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../Sp

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../En

http://landing.etype.com/Home/Down/?s=dmgs&token=00011247cf7b2eb4044628ba9b5490b0845ae&t=1&page=http://landing.etype.com/.../En

http://landing.etype.com/Home/Down/?s=dmgs&token=000096aac8ccfc0324b1eab47275c032e33b3&t=1&page=http://landing.etype.com/.../En

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../En

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../Index

http://landing.etype.com/Home/Down/?s=dmgf&token=00003a7be6a73450947ada91a7d3474c199fb&t=1&page=http://landing.etype.com/.../Pt

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../En

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../Sp

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../Index

http://landing.etype.com/Home/Down/?s=SPP&token=00005383fa7e5d1df45cbb5a9efbd5d6740d0&t=1&page=http://landing.etype.com/.../Sp

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../Pt

http://landing.etype.com/Home/.../En

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