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unlockphone_downloader_by_unlockphone.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 unlockphone_downloader_by_unlockphone.exe by Somoto has been detected as adware by 21 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)

MD5:

0ef4e93ab71e80d39cb945d2f9a71590

SHA-1:

e0eff9b75b357f3846b7bccbffc3deb60d5f26e1

SHA-256:

fe67ef220b99f83016a54b7171540192a7dcefd70a80de326dadba25b2173a08

Scanner detections:

21 / 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:

4/20/2024 4:05:52 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Somoto

2015.01.16

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Somoto.Gen2

7.11.201.138

avast!

Win32:Somoto-R [PUP]

2014.9-150120

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3224

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.Somoto

4.0.3.15120

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Somoto

0.98/21511

Comodo Security

UnclassifiedMalware

20723

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.28357

9.0.1.020

ESET NOD32

Win32/Somoto

9.11020

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.191.14658

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.2615

McAfee

Artemis!0EF4E93AB71E

5600.6880

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Downware.digcac

0.30.0.64448

Panda Antivirus

PUP/MultiToolbar.A

15.01.20.12

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Somoto

15.1.20.0

Sophos

Somoto BetterInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

PUP.Somoto/Variant

10105

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EA915

7.2.20

Trend Micro

TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0EA915

10.465.20

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

36684

File size:

290.1 KB (297,016 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\unlockphone_downloader_by_unlockphone.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:LA0m3j0oqp/oxPs9PfVhFN4tbd6gJcvaodv:LA0ij0o2/oxQ3XvMgTiodv

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:

7.8371 (probably packed)

Code size:

28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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

http://downloadcdn.betterinstaller.com/installers/c/.../UnlockPhone_downloader_by_UnlockPhone.exe

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