Somoto Ltd - 56% Detection Rate *
Did you just find a download or a file on your computer that is digitally signed by Somoto Ltd? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT and Win32/Somoto.G potentially unwanted. The detection rate for the Somoto Ltd files collected here is 56%. Please read on for more details.
You will probably notice Somoto Ltd when running the file. The publisher name is displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the Somoto Ltd digital signature with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Somoto Ltd file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click on the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file that has been digitally signed by Somoto Ltd:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Somoto Ltd and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can examine 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 see the address for Somoto Ltd, such as the street name, city and country.
Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Somoto Ltd certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
Somoto Ltd Files
These are the Somoto Ltd files I have gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
| Detection Ratio | File Name |
|---|---|
| 30/57 | nsa5EB5.tmp |
| 38/56 | SevenZip_downloader-Q77gpQ1cm.exe |
| 29/57 | nsqA161.tmp |
| 32/56 | nspE68D.tmp |
| 30/56 | setup.exe |
| 31/56 | SevenZip_downloader-Q8O0q9khV.exe |
| 10/57 | sevenzip_downloader-q62cbrtmf.exe |
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Somoto Ltd files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | AdLoad.S, Downloader.DTV |
| AVware | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| Ad-Aware | Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG, Application.Bundler.Somoto.AH |
| AegisLab | Win.Adware.Somoto |
| AhnLab-V3 | PUP/Win32.Somoto |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Generic.ASMalwNS.28CD, Trojan/Generic.ASMalwNS.2749, Trojan[Downloader:not-a-virus]/NSIS.AdLoad.b |
| Arcabit | Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG, Application.Bundler.Somoto.AH |
| Avast | NSIS:Adware-ZI [PUP] |
| Avira | PUA/Somoto.Gen2 |
| Baidu-International | Adware.Win32.Somoto.G |
| BitDefender | Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG, Application.Bundler.Somoto.AH |
| Bkav | W32.HfsAdware.578C |
| CAT-QuickHeal | PUA.Somotoltd2.Gen |
| ClamAV | Win.Adware.Somoto-2, Win.Adware.Somoto |
| Comodo | Application.Win32.Somoto.GH, Application.Win32.Somoto.GN |
| Cyren | W32/Trojan.JHIU-2231, W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.F.!Eldorado |
| DrWeb | Adware.Somoto.139 |
| ESET-NOD32 | Win32/Somoto.G potentially unwanted |
| F-Prot | W32/Trojan2.OUSK, W32/SomotoBetterInstaller.F.!Eldorado |
| F-Secure | Application.Bundler.Somoto |
| Ikarus | PUA.Optional.Downloader, PUA.Somoto |
| K7AntiVirus | Unwanted-Program ( 004c4cc11 ), Adware ( 004b8db41 ), Adware ( 004b8ea81 ) |
| K7GW | Unwanted-Program ( 004c4cc11 ), Adware ( 004b8db41 ), Adware ( 004b8ea81 ) |
| Kaspersky | not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Somato.r |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Somoto |
| McAfee | Artemis!D6C63B1EF09A |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | BehavesLike.Win32.Suspicious.gc, BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.gc |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Application.Bundler.Somoto.AG, Application.Bundler.Somoto.AH |
| NANO-Antivirus | Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dshbbp, Trojan.Win32.Agent.dtledk |
| Panda | PUP/Somoto |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Downloader.9c9, Win32/Application.ffb, QVM42.0.Malware.Gen |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | PUP.Somoto/Variant, Adware.Somoto/Variant |
| Sophos | Somoto BetterInstaller (PUA) |
| Symantec | Trojan.Gen.SMH |
| Tencent | Win32.Downloader.Bp-somato.Rkbk |
| TrendMicro | ADW_TOMOS.SMN |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | ADW_TOMOS.SMN |
| VIPRE | Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
| ViRobot | Adware.Somoto.415952.HV[h] |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on that I've collected 561 scan reports for the Somoto Ltd files. 315 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:
- 02fed381427052f6e66365a4627fb0ed