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setup.exe

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 application setup.exe by Site on Spot Limited has been detected as adware by 23 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 third party applications, mostly adware toolbars, with legitimate softare. These offers are typically installed onto users' PCs by default, but may include an option to 'opt-out' during or after the installation process.
Publisher:
Site on Spot Limited  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
791b809137d7b2c8a6cf0053b481df84

SHA-1:
267c09c223a30a164fe155c37038cb8fba69e72d

SHA-256:
6433d1c8f5454628b0d3ffabbac58ef5d8a7667a177dce34a027d0be111df42e

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
5/2/2024 9:55:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG
470

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Somoto
2015.10.03

Arcabit
Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG
1.0.0.568

AVG
AdLoad.S
2016.0.2948

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG
1.0.20.1475

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7237

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto-2
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.0295

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto.G potentially unwanted
9.12349

F-Prot
W32/Trojan2.OUSK
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto
11.2015-22-10_5

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.210.17412

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Somato
14.0.0.1236

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2015.10.22.05

McAfee
Artemis!791B809137D7
5600.6604

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG
16.0.0.885

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dshbbp
0.30.26.3725

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
15.10.22.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.912
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.SiteonSpot.Bundler (M)
15.10.22.17

Sophos
Generic PUA CG (PUA)
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
9554

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
44236

File size:
418.2 KB (428,272 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Site on Spot Limited

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/28/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/10/2015 2:59:59 AM

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:
12/6/2009 12:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:IsxFc2AwpbTAQl54ozUS3ntiRLtTH3aF3gMwFnKxm9dnMsJHiE2cJx71EHbItdlL:BFxFTAKQwiRbMwZKsrnMsZB9WErl7Vh

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:
7.9409

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

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