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LickingDogScreen_downloader.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 LickingDogScreen_downloader.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 28 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:

0fbf89515b4039bf3b05861ae81964f5

SHA-1:

5c7769fd768a6429d6104bb167ac318ec4671bac

SHA-256:

aa88dd27cf5fb53e5b29885ede04df3ac308cd4908ad8a68be919f863703c75c

Scanner detections:

28 / 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 9:56:17 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.Somoto.A

1018

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Somoto

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Somoto.itv.44

7.11.141.160

avast!

Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]

2014.9-140407

AVG

AdInstaller.Somoto

2015.0.3511

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.Somoto.A

1.0.20.565

Bkav FE

W32.Clodd1c.Trojan

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Adware.Somoto-1

0.98/18355

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Somoto.A

18059

Dr.Web

Adware.Somoto.17

9.0.1.097

ESET NOD32

Win32/Somoto

8.9639

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Somoto

4/7/2014

F-Prot

W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.Somoto

11.2014-23-04_4

G Data

Application.Bundler.Somoto

14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11663

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent

14.0.0.4051

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Somoto

v2014.04.07.05

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.Somoto.A

15.0.0.339

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Agent.cruvhh

0.28.0.58873

Panda Antivirus

PUP/MultiToolbar.A

14.04.07.05

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Downloader.832

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.BB

14.8.7.17

Sophos

Somoto BetterInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.Somoto

10680

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.R0CBOC0B214

7.2.97

Trend Micro

TROJ_GEN.R0CBOC0B214

10.465.07

VIPRE Antivirus

BetterInstaller

28098

File size:

159.6 KB (163,416 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\lickingdogscreen_downloader.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Somoto Ltd.

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

9/19/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/19/2014 7:59:59 PM

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 4:14:12 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:m22ihA0m3BJf0AQvAONO5Zc3hMzxavAEevaT16LLLU7YhPgDse:ZA0m3T0AudE5e3KzxIAEeiOLg7

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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Entropy:

7.5902

Code size:

28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file LickingDogScreen_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.techtudo.com.br/_/software/.../download

http://www.nuganics.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2008/.../LickingDogScreen_downloader.exe

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