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flvplayer_downloader-c41wjcgt.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 flvplayer_downloader-c41wjcgt.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 d18nbf93szcvhd.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1f007fc80d75139a9445881c62bb1dac

SHA-1:
927f1a71ad40e18b33d7253f1581d291f4601f5f

SHA-256:
0c38c8b7359e0f1169ac1accc2ab87f5324c03cd29b7ac2623d57627aa0c2e3b

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 10:39:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.DD
14.8.7.17

File size:
231.5 KB (237,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flvplayer_downloader-c41wjcgt.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:XJ380oR7GMY0Zq1ax6EgWYLI0j0kFuOJbWEaurmBgAP7:XF80oJG77TWYLIYuOBaMej

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 flvplayer_downloader-c41wjcgt.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d18nbf93szcvhd.cloudfront.net/installers/cli/.../FLVPlayer_downloader-c41wjcGT.exe

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