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freezipsetup-ed5zf46k.exe

Somoto Israel

This is 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 freezipsetup-ed5zf46k.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. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from logic.bijscode.com.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c6b503bf4c28c9def5ea400611666145

SHA-1:
441e6cc89cebb14c2ebfde0ed985b1092f9abe94

SHA-256:
9cfeba8524cf05ee89f1674e87f34f37226e07748eff0cf5d98d7d4a38d2513b

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.

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:
4/20/2024 2:23:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.SomotoIsrael.Bundler (M)
16.1.22.14

File size:
211.1 KB (216,184 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\freezipsetup-ed5zf46k.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/8/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/9/2018 12:59:59 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:
12/5/2009 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:sgXdZt9P6D3XJr3VyAKMY0B/UkoLJuverjPz1ogbkyu9XuElHnOaxFkVRblQjhZz:se34F3PY0ZqJygdutuk9FE+9dT

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8257

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file freezipsetup-ed5zf46k.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://logic.bijscode.com/dl?source_slug=adwords&affiliate_slug=awaefreezip138874&software_name=Free Zip Offer&software_subtitle=Free Zip is a high compression file archiver&software_download_url=http://download.filesfrog.com/software_files/freezip/9_20/FreeZip920.exe&software_filename=FreeZip920.exe&software_filesize=1119845&software_version=9.20&software_arch=1&software_os=Windows XP / Vista / Windows7 / Windows8&software_logo_url=http://download.filesfrog.com/software_files/freezip/.../S&oname=FreeZip&filename_suffix=Setup&host_browser=1

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