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freezipsetup-f0iczhd.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-f0iczhd.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:

2.1.0.0

MD5:

7e067d4730d1830d0b187fc9d5748bbc

SHA-1:

8c7453ae1d7de8caaab2c2f045570f8cb0a54d3b

SHA-256:

f7c3d917be66558d43ea2767e18a0460c2a026de018e1eb7a6add802e259a946

Scanner detections:

23 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

Description:

This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

4/23/2024 9:56:13 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Somoto.Gen2

7.11.125.128

avast!

Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]

2014.9-140104

AVG

AdInstaller.Somoto

2015.0.3605

Clam AntiVirus

Adware.Somoto-1

0.98/18155

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Somoto.A

17624

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1184

9.0.1.04

ESET NOD32

Win32/Somoto

8.9300

F-Prot

W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Application.Somoto

14.1.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of freezipsetup-6vuyxgt.exe (Adware)

2014.1.9.14

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.175.10867

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent

14.0.0.4518

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Somoto

v2014.01.04.09

McAfee

Artemis!7E067D4730D1

5600.7261

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Agent.cruvhh

0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics

PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.U

14.8.7.17

Sophos

Somoto BetterInstaller

4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.Somoto/Variant

10866

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00A514

7.2.4

Trend Micro

TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00A514

10.465.19

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downloader.Agent

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

BetterInstaller

25488

XVirus List

Win32.Detected

2.8.7

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-f0iczhd.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:z22ihA0m3BJf0AnGz8nRUAHgOODKqrspVudeAy+n1nIq1eSXQtJNT6w:MA0m3T0An4oHgXD3rsaDTtgJNTn

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-f0iczhd.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://www.downxsoft.com/.../FreeZipSetup-bG834uT.exe

http://www.downxsoft.com/.../FreeZipSetup-3jGHij4.exe

http://www.downxsoft.com/.../FreeZipSetup-fUrn0Cj.exe

http://www.downxsoft.com/.../FreeZipSetup-fA5P13m.exe

http://www.downxsoft.com/.../FreeZipSetup-f0iCZHD.exe

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