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vdownloaderinstalleric_downloader-f91szdfs.exe

Somoto Israel

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 vdownloaderinstalleric_downloader-f91szdfs.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 11 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:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
febbcf451d45474391d3a85a9afefeb2

SHA-1:
ccee9064a97e948c541f1b8d0655b172336a50e3

SHA-256:
eb8776d33861fee7e27bf8632a9474955f293950cb96b13cb31dd3ad6a61aee3

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 7:08:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Agent
2014.01.11

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/18155

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.037

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9277

F-Prot
W32/Sefnit.C
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.175.10807

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.02.06.08

McAfee
Artemis!FEBBCF451D45
5600.7227

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.k
14.8.7.17

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1226
7.2.37

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
25312

File size:
222.5 KB (227,800 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vdownloaderinstalleric_downloader-f91szdfs.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/7/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/8/2018 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Israel, O=Somoto Israel, STREET=Habarzel 32, L=Tel Aviv, S=--, PostalCode=69700, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
74F2E607D2905C0E3EA9C8AB59942D25

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2010 6:14:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:zJ380oJY0Zqlu47JXoZspLHXBVM0+vN17XRMLYgAPm:zF80o2ju++77XR8Ye

Entry address:
0x380C

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, 7C, 01, 00, 00, E8, 87, 4D, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 2A, 4A, 00, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 9B, 4D, 00, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 28, F9, 42, 00, E8, B1, 28, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, D8, F9, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FE, FF, FF, 50, 6A, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, E8, E0, 4C, 00, 00, 83, EC, 0C, 68, 4D, A2, 40, 00, 68, 08, FA, 42, 00, E8, EF, 2A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 18, E8, E6, 49, 00, 00, 52, 52, 50, 68, 00, 80, 43, 00, E8, DA, 2A, 00, 00, 57, 6A, 00, E8, 29, 49, 00, 00, 83...
 
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Code size:
30 KB (30,720 bytes)

The file vdownloaderinstalleric_downloader-f91szdfs.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/.../VDownloaderInstallerIC_downloader-f91sZDfS.exe

http://www.vdownloader.com.br/get/.../

http://www.vdownloader.com.br/.../latest

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