freewifihotspot.exe

Free WiFi Hotspot

FreeWiFiHotspot Co., Ltd.

The application freewifihotspot.exe, “Free WiFi Hotspot Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Publisher:
FreeWiFiHotspot Co., Ltd.

Product:
Free WiFi Hotspot

Description:
Free WiFi Hotspot Setup

MD5:
83c91819b500c48f6785e2b564a0969f

SHA-1:
49440a0308a569b83445c09b4b49dfedc8ea8e0b

SHA-256:
4ebdaa7daf2a9c790c0abb97f0e157aa5131888b0de953655b944d25238a09bf

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 2:51:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/OpenCandy.Gen
8.3.3.2

avast!
NSIS:Relevant-G [PUP]
2014.9-160310

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2808

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe (variant)
10.13157

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
16.3.25

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OpenCandy
14.0.0.537

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.dyofpx
1.0.18.6677

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM06.1.0000.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1120

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.3.10.16

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.OpenCandy
3.12.26.4

File size:
2.5 MB (2,596,804 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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):
49152:C9e4wsbAVT1BBkn4MXKc99zzbpoKgC7OHxHfo4nAOdBJc+KnIPMp7sNPcQK/jpGp:MNwjV5BRMXaFC7ORHToBIU2PnWGDKE

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 5 URLs.

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