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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 file nskdb48.tmp by Somoto has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Somoto Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
95aeabac84a9deda387f8d7947b1fd40

SHA-1:
fb8c8b6e9e71df0df7442dad84ed90b986bb8190

SHA-256:
6f81fc06293c425fb2f2343850fe3ab5339320f7236f3fd604c4e0c5bc96cc24

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/26/2024 6:51:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2015.01.31

avast!
Win32:Somoto-R [PUP]
2014.9-150201

AVG
Downloader
2016.0.3212

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.1521

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.GDP
20908

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.032

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto.G potentially unwanted
9.11101

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14818

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2554

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2015.02.01.04

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto
15.2.1.4

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
37122

File size:
420.4 KB (430,520 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\nskdb48.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/1/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Ltd., O=Somoto Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
6A0C39D0252522A9C448352858ACAACB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 3:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WF781DCn1PZFFPmST9qC1arc33U09aMTudT69SGL/tF:WFY1AZvh91arwf7udT60Av

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9412

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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