freewifihotspot.exe

Web Software

Beijing Qingchuanglianxiang Technology Co Ltd

The application freewifihotspot.exe, “Web Software Setup ” by Beijing Qingchuanglianxiang Technology Co has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.centerbytebest.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Prog Lite Installer   (signed by Beijing Qingchuanglianxiang Technology Co Ltd)

Product:
Web Software

Description:
Web Software Setup

MD5:
3a3390c383f8f48877a6f56babc2f01b

SHA-1:
45fcab83129d8c97b088948525202caf83fb3095

SHA-256:
b9c78770de6495f7a38667b7a96a5680dfee5055d13b0bde46952ffccf0df173

Scanner detections:
2 / 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.

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:
11/15/2024 9:59:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ADX.gen potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.1.27.20

File size:
904 KB (925,696 bytes)

Product version:
5.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/11/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
9/11/2016 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Beijing Qingchuanglianxiang Technology Co Ltd, O=Beijing Qingchuanglianxiang Technology Co Ltd, STREET="1901,Moma Building, No.199 Chaoyangbei Road,", L=Chaoyang, S=BeiJing, PostalCode=100027, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00E5F50EB929935434546FDDE8F49FCB1E

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):
24576:mtjvaxVYPchE3nUeRAJv5H7puxtqvVQXldh8:mlMVtAUeaJvxkbs8ldh

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:
7.9366

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 11 URLs.

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