FLVPlayerSetup-e2xtLUn.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-e2xtLUn.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 18 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:
0d2a33231e3ea4377daa9aba69badc07

SHA-1:
d469ff83da41c418dad9d9aa9908e9d3d36e36ef

SHA-256:
3af0fe4096b96840285d2fccc9f4274cebebb59814d4839b90c8d200781935eb

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
4/25/2024 6:55:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.itv.38
7.11.118.8

avast!
Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]
2014.9-131211

AVG
AdInstaller.Somoto
2014.0.3628

Bkav FE
W32.Clod1df.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Somoto-1
0.98/18155

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.A
17392

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1184
9.0.1.0345

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.Somoto
13.12.22

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10426

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2013.12.11.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.W
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.95

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Somoto/Variant
10914

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH0AJ613
7.2.345

Trend Micro
ADW_TOMOS
10.465.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
24050

File size:
163.6 KB (167,528 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flvplayersetup-e2xtlun.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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):
3072:222ihA0m3BJf0A+MnV4OgEA+v8AXLa2olS6ygluorA0oG32WNNd6:pA0m3T0A8OZZXe2oE6yRkv6

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:
7.6025

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file FLVPlayerSetup-e2xtLUn.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://www.softigloo.com/.../VideoPlayer-3zOXWRr.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../VideoPlayer-0tj8Dlb.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=102e2ce377e8aacadd64e1ea70744f&datetime=20131014_1917&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=10.03&timestamp=1381778225&__cookie=__utma=1.1747326436.1381776543.1381776543.1381776543.1; __utmb=1.20.10.1381776543; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1381776543.1.1.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer&__cookie=__utma=1.1747326436.1381776543.1381776543.1381776543.1; __utmb=1.21.10.1381776543; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1381776543.1.1.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=102c28e9b2c36a1b8a67f77445bec9&datetime=20130806_2341&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=13.64&timestamp=1375832484&__cookie=__utma=1.1181425085.1375832523.1375832523.1375832523.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1375832523; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1375832523.1.1.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=1025f2cb836ba33b5b22cdbb298d25&datetime=20130709_0017&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=31.15&timestamp=1373329026&__cookie=__utma=1.1405043525.1373325090.1373325090.1373328634.2; __utmb=1.8.10.1373328634; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1373328634.2.2.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=102df76fffc2a88dae182ece4afc56&datetime=20130918_0226&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=46.58&timestamp=1379471201&__cookie=__utma=264386189.1322200327.1379471119.1379471119.1379471119.1; __utmb=264386189.1.10.1379471119; __utmc=264386189; __utmz=264386189.1379471119.1.1.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer; __utma=264386189.1322200327.1379471119.1379471119.1379471119.1; __utmb=264386189.2.10.1379471119; __utmc=264386189; __utmz=264386189.1379471119.1.1.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=10221a84e9d47dc81ff3857b9ba130&datetime=20130627_1802&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=de&tracking_percent=26.42&timestamp=1372356166&__cookie=__utma=1.1177101344.1372442244.1372442244.1372442244.1; __utmb=1.6.10.1372442244; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1372442244.1.1.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=1029fb86680f0e4b1924a92204c0c4&datetime=20130811_0018&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=26.11&timestamp=1376180290&__cookie=__utma=1.68062144.1371427738.1376096175.1376178156.3; __utmb=1.7.10.1376178156; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1376178156.3.3.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://www.softigloo.com/.../VideoPlayer-89iJzfo.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=102d0ec277e366bda211ed59bef5b8&datetime=20130529_1452&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=35.34&timestamp=1369839142&__cookie=__utma=1.828631519.1369839145.1369839145.1369839145.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1369839145; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1369839145.1.1.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer&__cookie=__utma=1.828631519.1369839145.1369839145.1369839145.1; __utmb=1.3.10.1369839145; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1369839145.1.1.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=102e64e21a1acc4fddaa0c180888b7&datetime=20130810_1829&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=57.62&timestamp=1376159373&__cookie=__utma=1.1524183448.1376036635.1376086962.1376087105.7; __utmb=1.2.10.1376087105; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1376087105.7.7.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/6/5/.../FLVPlayerSetup-adDvjzx.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../VideoPlayer-4zdvbEQ.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=102994b18d24c41448a50f97dff937&datetime=20130914_2120&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=13.9&timestamp=1379193648&__cookie=__utma=1.452652530.1379193328.1379193328.1379193656.2; __utmb=1.2.10.1379193656; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1379193656.2.2.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://www.softigloo.com/.../VideoPlayer-9ZNbZPS.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=102d1f297c7f69b3768a3087f76029&datetime=20130716_0244&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=17.02&timestamp=1373942688&__cookie=__utma=1.890630349.1373942673.1373942673.1373942673.1; __utmb=1.6.10.1373942673; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1373942673.1.1.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=1028bfe7b1e3a9b2b11bc563dfafae&datetime=20130626_0049&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=65.39&timestamp=1372207778&__cookie=__utma=1.1680191953.1372207750.1372207750.1372207750.1; __utmb=1.4.10.1372207750; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1372207750.1.1.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=102ccc7376d638d1c5d81de1e064f7&datetime=20130805_0540&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=1.99&timestamp=1375681240&__cookie=_mzUUID=cefb45c6-86da-11e2-8fa7-0025900b3c98; __.popunder=1; __utma=1.1139072054.1363114995.1367329917.1375681170.6; __utmb=1.4.10.1375681170; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1375681170.6.6.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=102d78705e353b2a854ebdf46fe5a6&datetime=20130902_2155&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=69.58&timestamp=1378158947&__cookie=__utma=1.454496852.1378158886.1378158886.1378158886.1; __utmb=1.3.10.1378158886; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1378158886.1.1.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer&__cookie=__utma=1.454496852.1378158886.1378158886.1378158886.1; __utmb=1.4.10.1378158886; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1378158886.1.1.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=102cfdcd409c8c352c644f14171536&datetime=20130827_2043&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=54.4&timestamp=1377636187&__cookie=__utma=1.1465455376.1372891935.1374539675.1377636188.3; __utmb=1.2.10.1377636188; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1377636188.3.3.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=1024f4df89c019e33e98b6f389a923&datetime=20130808_2149&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=24.3&timestamp=1375998544&__cookie=__utma=1.1223838616.1374612966.1374612966.1375998452.2; __utmb=1.5.10.1375998452; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1375998452.2.2.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/adboothcpa/.../dl?p1=1&p3=102030cab30df261f50909cd609153&datetime=20130809_1955&utm_source=adboothcpa&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=3.66&timestamp=1376078133&__cookie=__utma=264386189.482148547.1376078138.1376078138.1376078138.1; __utmb=264386189.0.10.1376078138; __utmc=264386189; __utmz=264386189.1376078138.1.1.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer; __utma=1.1495536434.1373321677.1373321677.1376077839.2; __utmb=1.4.10.1376077839; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1376077839.2.2.utmcsr=adboothcpa|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=flvplayer

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