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installfont_downloader-4lubom7q.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 installfont_downloader-4lubom7q.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.freefontsdb.com.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e7d3aabaf5e77619a4fa38a135e902e0

SHA-1:
9fae76bf3cb451c5665fb89481974ee06381c920

SHA-256:
6a9bd764f3e778362031520cfd758f9970b00db182e1c9382ba69b3c71bf2e4f

Scanner detections:
20 / 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 3:15:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
868

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen
7.11.173.108

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.ATW
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
1.0.20.1310

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19557

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
14.09.19

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto
11.2014-19-09_6

G Data
Application.Bundler.Somoto
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13432

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.09.19.02

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
15.0.0.786

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.Agent.cwghbz
0.28.2.62151

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.19.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.FF
14.9.19.8

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10350

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32938

File size:
222.5 KB (227,800 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installfont_downloader-4lubom7q.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/8/2018 7:59:59 PM

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:
12/17/2010 4:14:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:zJ380oOY0Zqu/QZ84YUPWYqXHDvKhgAPO:zF80ohpZuAOHOhm

Entry address:
0x380C

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, 7C, 01, 00, 00, E8, 87, 4D, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 2A, 4A, 00, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 9B, 4D, 00, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 28, F9, 42, 00, E8, B1, 28, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, D8, F9, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FE, FF, FF, 50, 6A, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, E8, E0, 4C, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 4D, A2, 40, 00, 68, 08, FA, 42, 00, E8, EF, 2A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 18, E8, E6, 49, 00, 00, 52, 52, 50, 68, 00, 80, 43, 00, E8, DA, 2A, 00, 00, 57, 6A, 00, E8, 29, 49, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.7482  (probably packed)

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file installfont_downloader-4lubom7q.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.freefontsdb.com/.../InstallFont_downloader-4LuBoM7q.exe

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