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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 theofficialuktop40singleschart14-09-2014_downloader-ndoabzf4d.exe by Somoto has been detected as adware by 22 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:
3dfea40f5f12c70d59b6db1980819eeb

SHA-1:
1b14dd92bb5c59cc3905afd230d38c1d7c413be8

SHA-256:
a532006c1b422adda059fdd9b1d17deb5d5ca21f382f9515f3d7855c2cb3ee7d

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/25/2024 12:00:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
840

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2014.10.05

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Somoto.Gen2
7.11.176.150

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3318

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.141018

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
1.0.20.1455

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Somoto
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
19706

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Somoto
8.14.10.18.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.10513

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
11.2014-18-10_7

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13584

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3083

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.10.18.09

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
15.0.0.873

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.225312
14.10.05.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.10.18.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.AA
14.10.18.9

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.Somoto/Variant
10292

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33682

File size:
220 KB (225,312 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\theofficialuktop40singleschart14-09-2014_downloader-ndoabzf4d.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/2/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/3/2015 12:59:59 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:
12/17/2010 9:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6A0m3D0ovLrnVcGwrh11S6nJrVybjd9onw:6A0iD0o1cGwL5Pc

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:
7.7517  (probably packed)

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file theofficialuktop40singleschart14-09-2014_downloader-ndoabzf4d.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FLVPlayer_downloader-N1UU2B37y.exe

http://fsoft4down.com/.../FLVPlayer_downloader-N7KhTJgRc.exe

http://speedsoft2.com/.../TheOfficialUKTop40SinglesChart14-09-2014_downloader-NdoaBzF4D.exe

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