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free-download-game-star-wars.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 free-download-game-star-wars.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 23 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Somoto Ltd. (signed and verified)

Description:

Version:

2.0.0.0

MD5:

504085791896b689421d97283cbcfa03

SHA-1:

24717464ec310e5bce8490a318ad9dccd9e38842

SHA-256:

6b7f3a3f51bf80bef53fbe469a4666f4efcbcdbc678edba6487da60750267efa

Scanner detections:

23 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the Somoto 'BetterInstaller' to bundle additional (unwanted) software during install without adequate consent.

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

5/10/2024 6:13:08 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Somoto

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Somoto.Gen2

7.11.129.46

avast!

Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-140408

AVG

AdInstaller.Somoto

2015.0.3510

Bkav FE

W32.Clodaa2.Trojan

1.3.0.4923

Clam AntiVirus

Adware.Somoto-1

0.98/18355

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Somoto.A

17729

Dr.Web

Adware.Somoto.17

9.0.1.098

ESET NOD32

Win32/Somoto

8.9379

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/NSIS_Agent

4/8/2014

F-Prot

W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A

v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.175.11046

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent

14.0.0.4045

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Somoto

v2014.04.08.11

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Agent.cruvdt

0.28.0.57630

Panda Antivirus

Adware/MultiToolbar

14.04.08.11

Reason Heuristics

PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.CC

14.8.7.17

Sophos

Somoto BetterInstaller

4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.Somoto/Variant

10677

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_SPNR.08LM13

7.2.98

Trend Micro

TROJ_SPNR.08LM13

10.465.08

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downloader.Agent

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

BetterInstaller

26128

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\free-download-game-star-wars.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:p22ihA0m3BJf0v/aABgKGMYJAIoC0gYcCIbN8GalEVdWR1w:qA0m3T0vSABgKGCI5Y0J8PUdWbw

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:

7.5986

Code size:

28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file free-download-game-star-wars.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

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http://adlock.in/.../free-download-game-star-wars.exe

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