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Software Program

TechEvolve GMBH

The application freewifihotspot.exe, “Software Program Setup ” by TechEvolve GMBH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.free-wifi-hotspot.com.
Publisher:
Internet Application   (signed by TechEvolve GMBH)

Product:
Software Program

Description:
Software Program Setup

MD5:
dcf26172f9805ca6d8038297d0c3b14e

SHA-1:
17acedea0ed35544349b3458a541ad66e23c84de

SHA-256:
a40457eb8184c18d83472b7bc5d05ee49c7c9b6ccb0d4540825aaf2ec8a9fa2d

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 9:52:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCo.TR
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150625

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15625

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
22250

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.151
9.0.1.0176

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WT potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11693

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
6/25/2015

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallCo
t3scan.1.9.2.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.204.16045

McAfee
Artemis!DCF26172F980
5600.6723

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150625

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.TechEvolveGMBH.Installer.Meta
15.6.25.18

Sophos
Generic PUA BH
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
40598

File size:
652.6 KB (668,272 bytes)

Product version:
5.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\freewifihotspot.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TechEvolve GMBH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/15/2012 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=TechEvolve GMBH, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=TechEvolve GMBH, L=Beijing, S=Beijing, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
50FF3D5C361AE9F52E4B0A3CF576C6EE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:G9xGDfN4vk2qZGNRXtX5Xg1jmE8VpQG+2mzSqQ4m8zbGeQPyEx1:G9xmlYLqZGNHpgtf8Gzxm8z6zPyg1

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file freewifihotspot.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.free-wifi-hotspot.com/FreeWiFiHotspot.exe

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