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nsqe39.tmp

Site on Spot Limited

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 file nsqe39.tmp by Site on Spot Limited has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from sub.starcatacherx.com.
Publisher:
Site on Spot Limited  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
c258e18ef830242f9838334e6ab55465

SHA-1:
57cac699d7c99cbe41a989bfa0e1ec45c10657c6

SHA-256:
e3e243ddaab221e258a4cad1c8df09af39155d3313dc802e7562105297dd6f39

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/3/2024 7:54:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
AdLoad.S
2016.0.3163

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.15321

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15338

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Somato
15.0.0.543

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Somoto
15.5.3.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38552

File size:
418.3 KB (428,304 bytes)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\nsqe39.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Site on Spot Limited

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/27/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/9/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Site on Spot Limited, O=Site on Spot Limited, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
477E336D7B42EDDDED42DABF6FAB572F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 8:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:osxFSRklTAIG3sUg3IBib3agVS/SRIga/ze2HiD7Mqn3lNH2oa3ZyqRqXAD:hFS6TVZVqgVS/SCpbe2CXMqvpW

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file nsqe39.tmp has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://sub.starcatacherx.com/installers/bi_downloader/.../setup.exe

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