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freewifihotspot.exe

Free WiFi Hotspot

TechEvolve GMBH

The application freewifihotspot.exe, “Free WiFi Hotspot Setup ” by TechEvolve GMBH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.straightappuniverse.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FreeWiFiHotspot Co., Ltd.   (signed by TechEvolve GMBH)

Product:
Free WiFi Hotspot

Description:
Free WiFi Hotspot Setup

MD5:
864e25b551ffca5949f159590315fcb2

SHA-1:
581db1fdee87c64915ffaee329d7bbe1a6a4db0d

SHA-256:
bd54bc269ba79518fd7c7269df2666d47792eddb84b64fe52722ac0686b7403d

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
11/15/2024 9:55:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9239

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/OpenCandy
1/10/2014

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.TechEvolveGMBH.P
14.2.21.10

File size:
1 MB (1,096,568 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TechEvolve GMBH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2012 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 5:29:59 AM

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:
1/30/2013 7:51:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NxG4TWRuHc9pdsZrbZgGMJLSyqBqM7f2L/PNJm8W:GuxHKsxtMoyioLnN+

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9190

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file freewifihotspot.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://cdn.straightappuniverse.com/c?x=rI9TqpeWSMmn9X7s7I4IDUQmLRlql0H2fU6bPAPr8Ck=&c=saFLPgixeZ9b/PVHceZx/8KjhwmMq1b3jwJct/90fPJrvJPftIoiGLs9AcQW14PqSaIfYRLla4Ms4AR6v aLiw==&fallback_url=http://.../FreeWiFiHotspot.exe

http://www.topshareware.com/download.aspx?id=96541&p=&url=http://.../FreeWiFiHotspot.exe

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

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/25/11/.../FreeWiFiHotspot.exe

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