microsoft_downloader-fcbeqc8s.exe

Somoto Israel

This is part of 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 microsoft_downloader-fcbeqc8s.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.downloadsource.fr.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1ee21dfc4abe654b309285f484ea451d

SHA-1:
37100839a3b1f3f65ffb48115e24eb12038f1e3e

SHA-256:
68abb254368293ecbb41a8855b66292bccc9a7e143b1de7b7be64c14d05d8c24

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 5:45:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/18355

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.039

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9392

F-Prot
W32/Sefnit.C
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.175.11086

Panda Antivirus
Adware/MultiToolbar
14.02.08.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.DD
14.8.7.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
26222

File size:
231.5 KB (237,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft_downloader-fcbeqc8s.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/8/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/9/2018 1:59:59 AM

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 10:14:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:1hizgwyT3BJQ0odGlZMY0B/UkoLJ4mRXdxLVLAbHcFj3yoqn5KSIsMGkm+VwgW5o:/J380odGMY0Zq4idx6bHy3vg5KwbgAPA

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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Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

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