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 16 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:
3ac0abbd3177eafef72a4a21218e5ae7

SHA-1:
58bfe8f00e1f5aef2df1671fdc80bec6ccadb4e6

SHA-256:
cfb1f1891d8bf2e9e749a64139d1bd8bcd7003ba7e93ee202042d1fa16e2f250

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
5/5/2024 2:45:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG
606

Arcabit
Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG
1.0.0.425

AVG
AdLoad.S
2016.0.3084

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.1569

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG
1.0.20.800

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

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.137
9.0.1.0160

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto.G potentially unwanted
9.11755

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto
11.2015-09-06_3

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16176

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto.SID.A
v2015.06.09.04

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG
16.0.0.480

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dshbbp
0.30.24.1636

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.594
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.Bundler
15.6.9.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
40956

File size:
422.3 KB (432,392 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
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/27/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/28/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Site on Spot Limited, O=Site on Spot Limited, STREET=5 Daniel Samburski Street, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=69584, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00D6B33C3BD9AFC239524BC60DB819F561

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 8:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZFwBPWZHURbwxyra/zU9nnxIBztwE/rF8l0ufybA:ZFmPfbZSU9neBhP/R8lF

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)

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

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