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mariahcareyacapella_downloader-n4twdgbes.exe

SITE ON SPOT Ltd.

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 mariahcareyacapella_downloader-n4twdgbes.exe by SITE ON SPOT 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.
Publisher:
SITE ON SPOT Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ebd025038d5390ea73ed83ce73ef5e4b

SHA-1:
77c26e92454997d685c4358581277b9e4c1f8c51

SHA-256:
a4936e390c7d92a7d4866e612e1e29212d2322a15bc4ae52734a77f9f9395cbb

Scanner detections:
23 / 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 10:22:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
826

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2014.11.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.hzis
7.11.182.172

avast!
Somoto-P [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3304

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.14111

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.1525

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26824
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
14.11.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
11.2014-01-11_7

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13866

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto.A
v2014.11.01.06

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
15.0.0.915

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.225120
14.10.31.01

Quick Heal
AdWare.Agent.r7 (Not a Virus)
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SITEONSPOT.i
14.11.1.5

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10264

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
219.8 KB (225,120 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\mariahcareyacapella_downloader-n4twdgbes.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SITE ON SPOT Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/28/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/29/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SITE ON SPOT Ltd., O=SITE ON SPOT Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=NA, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3EE11B140A803DE260823157A875B8C5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 5:14:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:tA0m3D0o4rZERsq77hQ0HDJ/0ssYdTDsysmL87L+a:tA0iD0oAyRss20HDSNY5+Q87L+a

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:
7.7513  (probably packed)

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file mariahcareyacapella_downloader-n4twdgbes.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://fsoft4down.com/.../mariahcareyacapella_downloader-N4twDgbes.exe

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