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youwishyouwereashirley_downloader-cy6mrvyt.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 youwishyouwereashirley_downloader-cy6mrvyt.exe by Somoto Israel has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.solidfiles.net.
Publisher:
Somoto Israel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1e9d84e06ca3027161ca888b55586fe8

SHA-1:
11b908221e8cb29e1afaa47d5c9f2769746241bc

SHA-256:
e943774f99afc43a5e31c483ef869b8ad8c4759cb748f4f8a6d256753da63de8

Scanner detections:
18 / 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 8:09:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-AppCare/Somoto.236952.C
14.05.18

avast!
Win32:Somoto-O [PUP]
2014.9-140518

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3470

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Agent-267630
0.98/213

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.DTL
18286

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.11744
9.0.1.0138

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9815

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12109

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto
v2014.05.18.03

McAfee
Artemis!1E9D84E06CA3
5600.7126

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.Mazel.cwhyud
0.28.0.59911

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.18.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SomotoIsrael.k
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0517
7.2.138

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29336

File size:
231.4 KB (236,928 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\youwishyouwereashirley_downloader-cy6mrvyt.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Israel

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/8/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/9/2018 1:59:59 AM

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 10:14:15 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:wJ380orGMY0Zq4ra3aQQ5t7/zgFOfe8uztgAPG:wF80orG7+e1QXz/fe8S+

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 youwishyouwereashirley_downloader-cy6mrvyt.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.solidfiles.net/.../Windows7Loaderv2-Daz_downloader-8es9XPxj.exe

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