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talking_girl_clock.gadget.exe

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 talking_girl_clock.gadget.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 24 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)

Description:
Powered by BetterInstaller

Version:
2.1.0.0

MD5:
eaec1bd27792a34156e9184206b4a2ea

SHA-1:
3589670c1d995b52878d225ed899484e7e1e44f8

SHA-256:
17102e5679745da8668357a1c5384d7c18c0df64a68e8473ef5f6073f9ea59e8

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
4/29/2024 7:10:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.A
972

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Somoto
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.152.16

avast!
Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]
2014.9-140608

AVG
AdInstaller.Somoto
2015.0.3450

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.A
1.0.20.795

Bkav FE
W32.Clod1c0.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Somoto-1
0.98/213

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.A
18367

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9867

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Somoto
6/8/2014

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto
11.2014-08-06_1

G Data
Application.Bundler.Somoto
14.6.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12244

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.3743

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.06.08.07

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.A
15.0.0.477

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cruvhh
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.06.08.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.Y
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Somoto
10556

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
29740

File size:
159.5 KB (163,368 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/20/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 1:59:59 AM

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:
12/17/2010 10:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:W22ihA0m3BJf0AzpO+cobyqjh0W/APBYXOgWgFjJE48bKxm:JA0m3T0A92o+C0+APphg3E40Kxm

Entry address:
0x39AC

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, 7C, 01, 00, 00, E8, 97, 46, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 42, 43, 00, 00, 6A, 00, E8, AB, 46, 00, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 88, 4C, 42, 00, E8, B1, 28, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 38, 4D, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FE, FF, FF, 50, 6A, 00, 68, A4, A2, 40, 00, E8, F0, 45, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, A5, A2, 40, 00, 68, 68, 4D, 42, 00, E8, EF, 2A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 18, E8, FE, 42, 00, 00, 52, 52, 50, 68, 00, D0, 42, 00, E8, DA, 2A, 00, 00, 57, 6A, 00, E8, 39, 42, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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