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freewifihotspot.exe

Program

TsingSoft Co., Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application freewifihotspot.exe, “Program Setup ” by TsingSoft Co. has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Application   (signed by TsingSoft Co., Ltd)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

Version:
2.3.1.8

MD5:
96361d39d0fba7ac650e9815690a4527

SHA-1:
41f0c02bd18ce4dddc8e6582779a16f43ba1ec4b

SHA-256:
4e6e7c5470b43dfd5a7900099d14f8dc51c4f26f10997c61bfdc42d88c7b5994

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
12/29/2024 9:09:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.IK
3.6.1.96

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3070

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15623

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.641
9.0.1.0174

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YV potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11604

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
6/23/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.203.15861

McAfee
Artemis!96361D39D0FB
5600.6726

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.TsingSoftCo.Installer (M)
15.6.23.9

Sophos
Generic PUA EB
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0422
7.2.174

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
40116

File size:
683.8 KB (700,240 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TsingSoft Co., Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/6/2015 9:52:21 AM

Valid to:
3/6/2018 9:52:21 AM

Subject:
CN="TsingSoft Co., Ltd", O="TsingSoft Co., Ltd", L=北京, S=北京, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112102633BC98CD80F1FA21A171757061D95

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4j8p1Py0ME2LzvdPwcj6DE562PON1XDnhrG9B4IFJeHaArWLS:4j8DPy02nvdPwcjX5/CXDBepJnAriS

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9002

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file freewifihotspot.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://cdn.freeaudiovideoamazingfiles.com/c?x=mk38zamiLWz0z 0hS3AJKf9PZlXbHIu9xhjkZSwzQZM=&c=RiQb30uQDcn 4TdvW2ftJBC1ldRDivURI3lEGkFinubiphuKjTRkffCePqWyEoj98pAdEes eb3TfGDRKvSAuQ==&downloadAs=FreeWiFiHotspot.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadonic.com/free-wifi-hotspot.com/.../FreeWiFiHotspot_IS.exe

http://cdn.freevideofilecenterfiles.com/c?x=md5dRgu/xxMYhlsMijS5PZ5/MNZjmoRH1Vf8de V048=&c=dq AzEtPO3PX1X3M2iX04k2Iu7 sIJX/cBHeGeyCFrtx01Z dzDWLNYr5d9waLkUwtWac5g1/OkyjCvTNnsWHA==&downloadAs=FreeWiFiHotspot.exe&fallback_url=http://www.downloadonic.com/free-wifi-hotspot.com/.../FreeWiFiHotspot_IS.exe

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