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flvplayersetup-a78lfds.exe

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 flvplayersetup-a78lfds.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 21 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:
92001912753f65c714e1cfb975a90360

SHA-1:
326c4eead5b0edd0bffc5c6dc4a54bb72163e87a

SHA-256:
7fe6f186abf830caa449f8a282643151257a9bbaff0f9cf648a5ec0c91e4b5f8

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
4/26/2024 10:43:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.123.26

avast!
Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]
2014.9-140107

AVG
AdInstaller.Somoto
2015.0.3602

Bkav FE
W32.Clod861.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Somoto-1
0.98/18155

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.A
17541

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.17
9.0.1.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9242

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/NSIS_Agent
1/7/2014

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Somoto
14.1.22

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10720

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.4503

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.01.07.10

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cruvhh
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.W
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Somoto/Variant
10860

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH07KP13
7.2.7

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
25022

File size:
163.6 KB (167,480 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flvplayersetup-a78lfds.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:m22ihA0m3BJf0AH6rf+BeCDJpUIXK7IMHGCeAmGN+IzlVY6nd0:ZA0m3T0AHuf/CDDUlGCeAl+4jN0

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:
7.6029

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file flvplayersetup-a78lfds.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 12 URLs.

http://www.down1oads.com/.../FLVPlayerSetup-6WNVZQj.exe

http://www.down1oads.com/.../VideoPlayer-0aakOLi.exe

http://www.down1oads.com/.../FLVPlayerSetup-83Gwwew.exe

http://www.down1oads.com/.../FLVPlayerSetup-1bOjbNK.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/b/5/.../FLVPlayerSetup-5TE8VYX.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/i/smb/.../dl?p1=as7apcoolifut&p3=1&datetime=20131006_1723&utm_source=smb&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=as7apcoolifut&translate=en&tracking_percent=100&timestamp=1381080195&__cookie=__utma=1.711969609.1381080198.1381080198.1381080198.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1381080198; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1381080198.1.1.utmcsr=smb|utmccn=as7apcoolifut|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=vlc

http://www.down1oads.com/.../FLVPlayerSetup-5rTVvzZ.exe

http://www.down1oads.com/.../VideoPlayer-2xm4NTi.exe

http://www.down1oads.com/.../FLVVideoPlayerSetup-0IP5xDC.exe

http://www.down1oads.com/.../FLVVideoPlayerSetup-dpc2VvI.exe

http://www.down1oads.com/.../VideoPlayer-fMDXdxe.exe

http://www.down1oads.com/.../FLVPlayerSetup-a78lfDS.exe

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