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freezipsetup-6vuyxgt.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 freezipsetup-6vuyxgt.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.

File name:

Publisher:

Somoto Ltd. (signed and verified)

Description:

Version:

2.1.0.0

MD5:

8956b3001b0ebe78b9ab2f7ed81f9b25

SHA-1:

26337f024e30f7bb1d658bee6487f54e88edc478

SHA-256:

cd6a8f19ca4e968b660619c0ce5ebc19c3fbfbb8a02ee4ea2c6b5850ab805db4

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:

4/26/2024 1:22:15 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Somoto.Gen2

7.11.120.124

avast!

Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]

2014.9-131223

AVG

AdInstaller.Somoto

2014.0.3616

Clam AntiVirus

Adware.Somoto-1

0.98/18355

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Somoto.A

17464

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1184

9.0.1.0357

ESET NOD32

Win32/Somoto

7.9190

F-Prot

W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Application.Somoto

13.12.22

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.174.10560

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Somoto

v2013.12.23.09

McAfee

Artemis!8956B3001B0E

5600.7272

Reason Heuristics

PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.U

14.8.7.17

Sophos

Somoto BetterInstaller

4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.Somoto/Variant

10889

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.R00JH07LD13

7.2.357

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downloader.Agent

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

BetterInstaller

24508

File size:

161.9 KB (165,736 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\freezipsetup-6vuyxgt.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Somoto Ltd.

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

9/20/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

9/20/2014 1:59:59 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 10:14:12 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:z22ihA0m3BJf0AtGz8nRUAHgOODKqrspVudeAy+n1nIq1eSXQtJNTv:MA0m3T0At4oHgXD3rsaDTtgJNTv

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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Code size:

28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file freezipsetup-6vuyxgt.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 24 URLs.

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-cx8ikNR.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-eTu5kzd.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-7kJlvC0.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-4Hy1kHU.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-0oDbsIQ.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-6T32OAW.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-9JR9aVd.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-b93ySah.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-0ulfm80.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-auAgTUY.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-cwWP4yw.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-1uljoYy.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-2nGuRNh.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-6zMHWXD.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-4CnLFL8.exe

http://downloadcdn.filebulldog.com/installers/a/5/.../FreeZipSetup-1LR0RlN.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/g/pubdirecte/.../dl?p1=2&p3=48697-125610-C4x31x145044-37191161-35394&datetime=20140306_1952&utm_source=pubdirecte&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=2&translate=en&tracking_percent=10&software_name=Free Zip&download_country=IL&margin=45&cpa_detective_session_id=8jolvpsl4m7w&timestamp=1394135526&__cookie=__utma=1.509263468.1394135528.1394135528.1394135528.1; __utmb=1.2.10.1394135528; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1394135528.1.1.utmcsr=pubdirecte|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=7_zip

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-b6adIF5.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-9d3q23E.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-7fKXeXU.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-4JkVl0c.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-997SVxo.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-9aXIAD6.exe

http://www.softigloo.com/.../FreeZipSetup-6vUyXgT.exe

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