Somoto Ltd. - 31% Detection Rate *

Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Somoto Ltd.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Win32:Somoto-J [PUP] and APPL/Somoto.Gen2. The detection rate for the Somoto Ltd. files collected here is 31%. Please read on for more details.

You will typically see Somoto Ltd. when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:

Screenshot where Somoto Ltd. appears as the verified publisher in the UAC dialog

You can view the additional details from the Somoto Ltd. digital signature with the following procedure:

  1. Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Somoto Ltd. file
  2. Right-click the file and select Properties
  3. Click on the Digital Signatures tab
  4. Click the View Certificate button

Here's a screencap of a file signed by Somoto Ltd.:

Screenshot of the Somoto Ltd. certificate

As you can see in the screenshot above, the Windows OS states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Somoto Ltd. and that no one has tampered with the file.

If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, etc. You can also view the address for Somoto Ltd., such as the street name, city and country.

COMODO Code Signing CA 2 and Thawte Code Signing CA - G2 has issued the Somoto Ltd. certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.

Somoto Ltd. Files

These are the Somoto Ltd. files I have collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.

Detection RatioFile Name
4/45bitool.DLL
4/47update_checker.exe
7/47bi_client.exe
4/48update_checker.exe
3/47bi_cleaner.exe
2/48update_checker.exe
8/48BI_RunOnce.exe
9/46bi_downloader[1].exe
4/48ff.exe
23/43iPadian.exe
16/57somoto-master.exe
2/46update_checker.exe
11/48A0048812.exe
1/44FLVPlayerSetup.exe
3/48FLVPlayerSetup.exe
17/48VideoConverterSetup.exe
34/57FLVPlayerSetup-0r7m8d1.exe
16/46bundleapp.exe
27/5500000000
5/5500000011

Scanner and Detection Names

Here's the detection names for the Somoto Ltd. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.

ScannerDetection Names
AVGAdInstaller.Somoto, Generic.EC3, Generic.9E7
AVwareBetterInstaller (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Ad-AwareApplication.Bundler.Somoto.A, Application.Bundler.Somoto.I, Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
AgnitumPUA.Somoto!
AhnLab-V3Win-PUP/Somoto, Adware/Win32.Somoto
AntiVirAPPL/Somoto.Gen2
Antiy-AVLTrojan/Win32.Tgenic, Adware[:not-a-virus]/Win32.Agent.allm
AvastWin32:Somoto-J [PUP], Win32:Somoto-F [PUP], Win32:Somoto-K [PUP], Win32:PUP-gen [PUP], Win32:Somoto-R [PUP]
AviraPUA/Somoto.Gen2, APPL/Somoto.Gen2
Baidu-InternationalAdware.Win32.Somoto.O, Adware.Win32.Somoto.bG
BitDefenderApplication.Bundler.Somoto.A, Application.Bundler.Somoto.I, Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
BkavW32.Clod332.Trojan.da4d, W32.Clod74d.Trojan.b223, W32.Clodf90.Trojan.6b68, W32.Clod191.Trojan.d343, W32.Clodeb4.Trojan.9ce0, W32.HfsAdware.71E9
CAT-QuickHealPUA.Somotoltd.Gen
ClamAVWin.Adware.Toolbar-1, NSIS.Adware.Somoto-1, Win.Adware.Somoto
ComodoApplication.Win32.Somoto.A, Application.Win32.Somoto.d, Application.Win32.Somoto.CK
CyrenW32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A!Eldorado
DrWebAdware.Downware.1184, Adware.Somoto.18, Adware.Somoto.4, Adware.Somoto.17, Adware.Somoto.16, Adware.Somoto.14, Trojan.Packed.28357
ESET-NOD32Win32/Somoto.C, a variant of Win32/Somoto.D, Win32/Somoto.A, Win32/Somoto.D, a variant of Win32/Somoto.A, Win32/Somoto.O potentially unwanted, Win32/Somoto potentially unwanted, Win32/Somoto.G
EmsisoftApplication.Bundler.Somoto.J (B)
F-ProtW32/SomotoBetterInstaller.A!Eldorado
F-SecureApplication.Bundler.Somoto, Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
FortinetAdware/Toolbar, Riskware/NSIS_Agent
GDataApplication.Bundler.Somoto.A, Win32.Application.Somoto.S, Application.Bundler.Somoto.I
K7AntiVirusUnwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Adware ( 004c41f61 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004a9ced1 )
K7GWUnwanted-Program ( 00454f261 ), Adware ( 004c41f61 ), Unwanted-Program ( 004a9ced1 )
Kasperskynot-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent.ef, not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent.aq, not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent.as, not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Agent.allm
KingsoftWin32.Heur.KVMF83.hy.(kcloud)
MalwarebytesPUP.Optional.Somoto, PUP.Optional.Somoto.A, PUP.Optional.FilesFrog.A
McAfeeArtemis!69CD75C8CBCC
McAfee-GW-EditionArtemis!PUP, Artemis
MicroWorld-eScanApplication.Bundler.Somoto.A, Application.Bundler.Somoto.I, Application.Bundler.Somoto.J
NANO-AntivirusTrojan.Win32.Agent.cruvhh, Trojan.Win32.Agent.cruvdt, Trojan.Win32.Agent.dtledk, Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dbnhrj
PandaPUP/MultiToolbar.A
Qihoo-360HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
SUPERAntiSpywareAdware.Somoto, Adware.Somoto/Variant, PUP.Somoto/Variant
SophosSomoto BetterInstaller, Somoto BetterInstaller (PUA), Generic PUA GB
SymantecTrojan.Gen.2
TotalDefenseWin32/Tnega.XAGE!suspicious
TrendMicroADW_TOMOS.SMN, ADW_TOMOS
TrendMicro-HouseCallTROJ_GEN.F47V1017, ADW_TOMOS.SMN, TROJ_GEN.F47V0717, ADW_TOMOS
VBA32Downloader.Agent, Signed-AdWare.BetterInternet.SomotoLtd
VIPREBetterInstaller (fs), Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
nProtectTrojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.225240

* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated

The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 3819 scan reports for the Somoto Ltd. files. 1193 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. You can view the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.

Analysis Details

The analysis has been done on certificates with the following serial numbers:

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