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zeus-master-of-olympus-poseidon-master.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 zeus-master-of-olympus-poseidon-master.exe, “Powered by BetterInstaller” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 28 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)

Description:
Powered by BetterInstaller

Version:
2.0.0.0

MD5:
d026d9f14d56f82d5fbbd42e58bd9cdf

SHA-1:
70c673d6186d2f3f8e4cbb4b88d1e1d211c5a0de

SHA-256:
4eeb420e8a012362cccbac5935e7e4349600ffdfd0f7c90d2df7bacbb01ccb25

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
5/4/2024 9:59:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Somoto.A
902

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Somoto
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Adlock.A
7.11.153.72

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140816

AVG
AdInstaller.Somoto
2015.0.3380

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Somoto
4.0.3.14816

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Somoto.A
1.0.20.1140

Clam AntiVirus
Adware.Somoto-1
0.98/21155

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Somoto.A
18449

Dr.Web
Adware.Somoto.17
9.0.1.0228

ESET NOD32
Win32/Somoto
8.9901

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Adlock1
8/16/2014

F-Prot
W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.Somoto
11.2014-16-08_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.Somoto
14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1712319

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.3397

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Somoto.A
v2014.08.16.01

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Somoto.A
15.0.0.684

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Somoto.cspere
0.28.0.60100

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.08.16.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.16d
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BetterInstaller.Somoto.g
14.8.16.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1408155B!336074075
23.00.65.14814

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Somoto/Variant
10418

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
29992

File size:
158.7 KB (162,520 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\zeus-master-of-olympus-poseidon-master.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/20/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 1:59:59 AM

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 11:14:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:p22ihA0m3BJf0vLsvz/9g8zEnavK7MwfiPxXQrSuWPnQwS:qA0m3T0vLwj9BzEQKFKKSrnQd

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:
7.5833

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

The file zeus-master-of-olympus-poseidon-master.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://adlock.in/.../install-idm.exe

http://adlock.in/.../call-of-duty-modern-warfare-3-2011-pc.exe

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