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hide.me-setup-1.2.9.exe

hide.me VPN

eVenture Limited

The application hide.me-setup-1.2.9.exe, “hide.me VPN Setup ” by eVenture Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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 hide.me.
Publisher:
eVenture Limited   (signed by eVenture Limited)

Product:
hide.me VPN

Description:
hide.me VPN Setup

Version:
1.2.9

MD5:
0fd46e62c668a77eb51f0762504676a0

SHA-1:
1b1beb86346feedb5da521499f85b5ddd544c52d

SHA-256:
21d813f9b13749f589c39cf98e9ef7897c77e943d6a653eddfc0f1f2854b4337

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
11/6/2024 12:26:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.2.1.22

File size:
5.7 MB (5,954,672 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.9

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\hide.me-setup-1.2.9.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
eVenture Limited

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
4/8/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/21/2017 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=eVenture Limited, O=eVenture Limited, L=Labuan, S=Wilayah Persekutuan, C=MY, PostalCode=87007, STREET="Level 2, Lot 19, Lazenda Commercial Centre, Phase 3", SERIALNUMBER=LL09685, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Labuan, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=MY, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0F9C103D243FD24150A4B4C2E3CC7876

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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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Entropy:
7.9942

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file hide.me-setup-1.2.9.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://hide.me/.../windows

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