Categories: PUA

PUP.Optional.Somoto removal guide

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What PUP.Optional.Somoto virus can do?

Presents an Authenticode digital signature
Reads data out of its own binary image
Drops a binary and executes it
Network activity detected but not expressed in API logs
Anomalous binary characteristics

How to determine PUP.Optional.Somoto?


File Info:
crc32: A8224D25md5: d2388b5ed206ffa06ad1aeecc687b1dbname: D2388B5ED206FFA06AD1AEECC687B1DB.mlwsha1: 90bcb0e76aa7528e4393fc59ebf7ecbed93917e6sha256: dcdda948dbfa3ef58a0718cf22916686848edcb401e7f2677593d18d8c5810d5sha512: 5e9cbbb81a9bbddd1148cc65001a27007fcbe01ba46699e83bcbc1aafdc0f860d02371d94132598f1376a6087702837c507402abe214c8c1b0075b82bca3ad50ssdeep: 12288:jzihu4RO1+PuNZqhrrxzRKyu5qOdWqyiaT0+k1fgOXPrh1jHsNpEMWgaISsweFBL:jzihzO1+mqhC7dWqOZHOXdOpEMXosfBLtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
Version Info:
0: [No Data]

PUP.Optional.Somoto also known as:

Elastic	malicious (high confidence)
DrWeb	Trojan.DownLoader21.43120
Cylance	Unsafe
VIPRE	Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
K7AntiVirus	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
K7GW	Riskware ( 0040eff71 )
Cybereason	malicious.76aa75
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Kaspersky	not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Somoto.te
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Nsis.Somoto.epngnc
Emsisoft	Adware.Generic (A)
F-Secure	Heuristic.HEUR/AGEN.1105232
Zillya	Adware.GenericCRTD.Win32.1396
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!PUP
FireEye	Generic.mg.d2388b5ed206ffa0
Sophos	Generic PUA JA (PUA)
Avira	HEUR/AGEN.1105232
Antiy-AVL	RiskWare[Downloader]/Win32.DownloAdmin.aoww
Microsoft	PUA:Win32/OpenDownloadManager
ZoneAlarm	not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Somoto.te
Cynet	Malicious (score: 85)
McAfee	Artemis!D2388B5ED206
VBA32	Downloader.Somoto
Malwarebytes	PUP.Optional.Somoto
Panda	Trj/CI.A
SentinelOne	Static AI – Suspicious PE – Adware
Qihoo-360	Win32/Trojan.f10
Paloalto	generic.ml
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)