installfont_downloader-4zvg2e8m.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-4zvg2e8m.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. Includes the Somoto BetterInstaller, an adware installer that will bundle offers for third party applications, mostly adware toolbars, with legitimate softare. These offers are typically installed onto users' PCs by default, but may include an option to 'opt-out' during or after the installation process.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
302ea12ae1918bd7a8404bf08a8f778d

SHA-1:
d7a51161c7cf9e67f307323c3016c5440e004227

SHA-256:
db3593d267cf49639be7626aac34eb1f08d6427b2f303aeb5cafd1e422ddf30a

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/19/2024 12:03:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.10129495
869

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Agent
2013.12.21

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.10129495
1.0.20.1310

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/18355

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.0262

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.10129495
8.14.09.19.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9190

F-Prot
W32/Sefnit.C
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.10129495
11.2014-19-09_6

G Data
Trojan.Generic.10129495
14.9.22

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10588

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.09.19.08

McAfee
Artemis!302EA12AE191
5600.7003

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.10129495
15.0.0.786

nProtect
Adware/W32.Agent.227808
13.12.20.01

Panda Antivirus
Suspicious file
14.09.19.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.FF
14.9.19.8

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1219
7.2.262

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
24556

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.9.19

File size:
222.5 KB (227,808 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installfont_downloader-4zvg2e8m.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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):
3072:RhizgwyT3BJQ0o9MY0B/UkoLJj9o0P/rTIpidQZ17iD51Sp0mXhUylMRwgW5Pu:bJ380oaY0Zqj91nrUD7iDDSWulVgAPu

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:
7.7485  (probably packed)

Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

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