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SITE ON SPOT Ltd.

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 has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
SITE ON SPOT Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
0f72017d0f875a9d2d91fa1a28ea876d

SHA-1:
31f73abf1e2bbac47c91a09cc5efdb57fc379274

SHA-256:
f97de8a4b65e5c3bc49f48fa97fe0dfbaddb3255a82a393504296917c890c56d

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:30:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2015.03.29

avast!
Somoto-P [PUP]
150320-0

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.DFF
2014.0.4311

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.15328

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28357
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15414

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Mazel
15.0.0.543

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SITEONSPOT
15.3.28.19

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38552

File size:
420.2 KB (430,320 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\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SITE ON SPOT Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/27/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/28/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SITE ON SPOT Ltd., O=SITE ON SPOT Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=NA, C=IL

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

Serial number:
3EE11B140A803DE260823157A875B8C5

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:wsxF2zJrrWEJK7Ua/dqF+M5+jFClVoG/iimTCIjORcesYjkeRGG/WQ7b22:pFmFD9+jhEmTCIyRiwRGcWI22

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:
7.9413

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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