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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 application pdfcreatorsetup-57jympz.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 28 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:
Somoto Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Description:
Powered by BetterInstaller

Version:
2.1.0.0

MD5:
a79c089f0e8928221b152b4034863afd

SHA-1:
df93b5958984c0f50c295576614b0892b9fe7938

SHA-256:
d7d180254e4c61a5b6e55b6d34ad1feda6f4030c004e8dd46866e0d7b62e6a7e

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:33:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
712

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Somoto
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BetterInstaller
2014.09.24

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.MK
7.11.174.2

avast!
Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]
2014.9-150222

AVG
AdInstaller.Somoto
2016.0.3190

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
1.0.20.265

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Somoto-1
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.A
19599

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.17
9.0.1.053

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
9.10455

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto
11.2015-22-02_1

G Data
Application.Bundler.Somoto
15.2.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13463

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.2445

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2015.02.22.09

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
16.0.0.159

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cruvhh
0.28.2.62286

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.02.22.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Trojan.Generic
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Downloader.NSIS.r7 (Not a Virus)
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto
15.2.22.22

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Somoto/Variant
10037

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_TOMOS
7.2.53

Trend Micro
ADW_TOMOS
10.465.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-AdWare.BetterInternet.SomotoLtd
3.12.26.3

File size:
163.6 KB (167,528 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pdfcreatorsetup-57jympz.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/19/2011 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/19/2014 4:59:59 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 1:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:222ihA0m3BJf0Ah5V/vZhonhpqOc3b3tqX4ALz/1QpFaE:pA0m3T0AvV/hanhpqOcsX/3SjaE

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:
7.6037

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file pdfcreatorsetup-57jympz.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/f/c/.../PDFCreatorSetup-5r0jNuG.exe

http://static.bicdn.com/installers/f/c/.../PDFCreatorSetup-0U22Bq4.exe

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/yesadvertising/.../dl?p1=1&p3=4-8991-8685-190000000854307871-704351232-1373737031-1376329031&datetime=20130713_1737&utm_source=yesadvertising&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=en&tracking_percent=13.45&timestamp=1373737031&__cookie=__utma=1.475276826.1366205503.1366410687.1373737032.3; __utmb=1.2.10.1373737032; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1373737032.3.3.utmcsr=yesadvertising|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=pdfcreator

http://download.softiglu.com/nlp/a/yesadvertising/.../dl?p1=1&p3=4-8991-8685-180000001397963232-825274949-1379948714-1382540714&datetime=20130923_1505&utm_source=yesadvertising&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=1&translate=th&tracking_percent=27.08&timestamp=1379948725&__cookie=__utma=1.661467896.1379946101.1379946101.1379948683.2; __utmb=1.3.10.1379948683; __utmc=1; __utmz=1.1379948683.2.2.utmcsr=yesadvertising|utmccn=1|utmcmd=affiliate|utmcct=pdfcreator

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