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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 file13.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 19 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:
2.0.0.0

MD5:
d10a2954c51ce6a82fc87977d4f52072

SHA-1:
b92d63209f3b4fd1dea6e4bbd1d5be1271e9aa2e

SHA-256:
ea706879e66f2c8bc0465b0d203f45456c55dbb1d09ddd311ff8b9c0dc49549d

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
4/24/2024 8:13:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.120.238

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-131222

AVG
AdInstaller.Somoto
2014.0.3617

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Somoto-1
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.A
17470

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.17
9.0.1.0356

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
7.9190

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/NSIS_Agent
12/22/2013

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10575

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.4581

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2013.12.22.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.G
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Somoto/Variant
10891

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.0CL513
7.2.356

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0CL513
10.465.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
24544

File size:
162.8 KB (166,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\file13.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/19/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/19/2014 7:59:59 PM

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 4:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:p22ihA0m3BJf0vLDyntMH46vbXqe/6l97GMUPW5JiAFxDEeZwUf:qA0m3T0vvynOH46vrqe/sHUPW5JxdEy

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:
7.5985

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file file13.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://adlock.in/.../file13.exe

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