» Mandalay_downloader_by_Fonts101.exe
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Mandalay_downloader_by_Fonts101.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 Mandalay_downloader_by_Fonts101.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 22 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:

9fad369b87111f8fd549ddca9e0609a6

SHA-1:

69459ed5f6cfcd0cf2ad63612cb0aa54d0380d5b

SHA-256:

6412a0c921fac97f548de8b0a3fbca2d0f0b74d7b9b9f8577e54788418013e4a

Scanner detections:

22 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

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:

4/18/2024 10:23:55 PM 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.Gen2

7.11.144.202

avast!

Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]

2014.9-140423

AVG

AdInstaller.Somoto

2015.0.3496

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.Somoto.A

1.0.20.565

Clam AntiVirus

Adware.Somoto-1

0.98/18355

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Somoto.A

18152

Dr.Web

Adware.Somoto.17

9.0.1.0113

ESET NOD32

Win32/Somoto

8.9709

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

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent

14.0.0.3975

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Somoto

v2014.04.23.01

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.Somoto.A

15.0.0.339

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Agent.cruvhh

0.28.0.59492

Panda Antivirus

PUP/MultiToolbar.A

14.04.23.02

Reason Heuristics

PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.FF

14.8.7.17

Sophos

Somoto BetterInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.Somoto

10649

VIPRE Antivirus

BetterInstaller

28524

File size:

159.4 KB (163,232 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\mandalay_downloader_by_fonts101.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:H22ihA0m3BJf0AoFcWt1fV05MnDpo2Zmpxfjycj+pxpcz:YA0m3T0Asn+54tpmpxryiIzo

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:

7.5881

Code size:

28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file Mandalay_downloader_by_Fonts101.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://downloadcdn.betterinstaller.com/installers/2/.../Mandalay_downloader_by_Fonts101.exe

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