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talkingclock.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 talkingclock.gadget.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 32 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Somoto Ltd. (signed and verified)

Description:

Version:

2.1.0.0

MD5:

efe603ab529bd3e0d5909f472273d9f7

SHA-1:

71d0e231d535d67f7782a286401e95effd23d360

SHA-256:

b41e86f7ac1fd4ac646bb9f99ac8c15c58ea026399073858259a1415a648e406

Scanner detections:

32 / 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:

4/16/2024 3:58:07 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.Somoto.A

917

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Somoto

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Somoto.Gen2

7.11.152.16

avast!

Win32:Somoto-F [PUP]

2014.9-140802

AVG

AdInstaller.Somoto

2015.0.3395

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.Somoto

4.0.3.1482

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.Somoto.A

1.0.20.1070

Bkav FE

W32.Clod1c0.Trojan

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Adware.Somoto-1

0.98/213

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Somoto.A

18367

Dr.Web

Adware.Somoto.17

9.0.1.0214

ESET NOD32

Win32/Somoto

8.9867

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Somoto

8/2/2014

F-Prot

W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.Somoto

11.2014-02-08_7

G Data

Application.Bundler.Somoto

14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of talking_girl_clock.gadget.exe (Adware)

2014.9.11.9

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.BetterInstaller

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.178.12244

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent

14.0.0.3468

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Somoto

v2014.08.02.09

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.Somoto.A

15.0.0.642

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Agent.cruvhh

0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus

PUP/MultiToolbar.A

14.08.02.09

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.a6d

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Downloader.NSIS.r7 (Not a Virus)

8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.S

14.8.7.17

Rising Antivirus

PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.14AB8786!346785670

23.00.65.14731

Sophos

Somoto BetterInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.Somoto

10446

Vba32 AntiVirus

Signed-AdWare.BetterInternet.SomotoLtd

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

BetterInstaller

29740

File size:

159.5 KB (163,360 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\talkingclock.gadget.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Somoto Ltd.

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

9/19/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

9/19/2014 7:59:59 PM

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 4:14:12 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:e22ihA0m3BJf0A3pO+cobyqjh0W/APBYXOgWgFjJE48bKxU:RA0m3T0AZ2o+C0+APphg3E40KxU

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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Entropy:

7.5889

Code size:

28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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

http://www.thoosje.com/Windows-7-gadgets/.../TalkingClock.gadget.exe

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