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productkeyfinder.exe

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 productkeyfinder.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 27 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:
2.0.0.0

MD5:
554c710ad2da44edabf8a39e29b525fd

SHA-1:
bb12dad935fb6ff89fd473ee6f20e82204132764

SHA-256:
7120097d99e68f7fc080ab143b64b69991e483fea626631e88de91980b558a91

Scanner detections:
27 / 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 11:17:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.A
1018

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Somoto
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.140.58

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140401

AVG
AdInstaller.Somoto
2015.0.3518

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.A
1.0.20.565

Bkav FE
W32.Clodf00.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Somoto-1
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.A
18016

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.17
9.0.1.091

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9613

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/NSIS_Agent
4/1/2014

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto
11.2014-23-04_4

G Data
Application.Bundler.Somoto
14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11595

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.4084

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto.A
v2014.04.01.03

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.A
15.0.0.339

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cruvdt
0.28.0.58720

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.01.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.Q
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Somoto/Variant
10693

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBB01BP14
7.2.91

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
27856

File size:
162.7 KB (166,616 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/20/2011 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 3:59:59 AM

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 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:522ihA0m3BJf0vj9HGCcKxyf3z+fqPWksdqfptOGoK0u/jRscq5:6A0m3T0vj9mOyfafqPWkskxtRoK0cWcU

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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Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file productkeyfinder.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/.../ProductKey25Finder.exe

http://www.gearboxcomputers.com/.../ProductKeyFinder.exe

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