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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 setup.exe by Somoto has been detected as adware by 12 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)

MD5:
504ef43eccdeba4cff690f7e6331eb36

SHA-1:
27d093e1841d906715f82f7b1b1af5c7b8433354

SHA-256:
557b900cd2265ec06213348b2700d3648f5393f9a79384a8e1e04d4c642c96fe

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 2:58:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.101Alemi
2014.11.28

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.189.82

avast!
Win32:Somoto-R [PUP]
2014.9-141128

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3277

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.141128

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.0332

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.10794

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14161

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto.A
v2014.11.28.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.192
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Somoto.F
14.11.28.5

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

File size:
279.7 KB (286,456 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\41bz0ln8\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/2/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/3/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Ltd., O=Somoto Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6A0C39D0252522A9C448352858ACAACB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:8so3yZDlXRzb1rSXyy+g88iiJp1znG71/xhYKhG+0:U3y5xR9rvPg84nznWA

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)

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