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sdpupdater.exe

Update Checker Update

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 sdpupdater.exe by Somoto has been detected as adware by 7 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 113.171.224.210 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Somoto Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Update Checker Update

Version:
4.3.0

MD5:
689902c468f8645d7f13c81bd9d62b82

SHA-1:
184a8c16b04df0d124bf1d71af1dc6ac83148cf5

SHA-256:
e89f073a99b9bc7d4e659983f14362f8b72d19be6e38713802c3bb80baddad9a

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
6/17/2024 10:11:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.hgw
7.11.121.78

avast!
Win32:Somoto-J [PUP]
2014.9-131223

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.4
9.0.1.0357

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
7.9190

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.FilesFrog.A
v2013.12.23.11

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Somoto.cqxbee
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.K
14.8.7.17

File size:
143.3 KB (146,784 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\content.ie5\hd53vzt5\sdpupdater.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:
12/5/2009 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:JgXdZt9P6D3XJ8Bvxbr0NaFQlMdN2ytmi6ifzMSEvr9Zsdbx/mYKtx:Je34obDFQudnUE7DWZErKtx

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8031

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://113.171.224.210/.../sdpupdater.exe

http://download.frogupdate.com/.../sdpupdater.exe

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