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hotspot-shield-3.19.exe

Hotspot Shield

Sevas-S LLC

The application hotspot-shield-3.19.exe by Sevas-S has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. 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 www.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Sevas-S LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
ec0a73af6a0dee88d0c8a8860c2e2c0d

SHA-1:
b0ce1105cd5860ed7365f3ec82e357f5f8a270b5

SHA-256:
6d856104edf90a55058e60643459801158c327f8af8492b897caf063c04ee231

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/28/2024 9:06:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OpenCandy
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/JoyDownloader.AK
7.11.150.150

AVG
Sevas
2015.0.3421

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.3115
9.0.1.0188

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.9822

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12128

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.07.07.06

McAfee
Artemis!EC0A73AF6A0D
5600.7077

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SevasS.S
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14705

Sophos
OpenCandy
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0416
7.2.188

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
29408

File size:
475.4 KB (486,832 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hotspot-shield-3.19.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sevas-S LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sevas-S LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Sevas-S LLC, L=Kyiv, S=Kyivska oblast, C=UA

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:
4B35AC223F4DB03D3B4C5368983A4B53

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 2:52:54 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VaCXIipOMvFhjs17FEUDTTup+Ts9PJYz5jtNcB+/TRfY+:z470Fhm7FjDHuzJYz5jtXTBY+

Entry address:
0x31B1

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 92, 42, 00, E8, 90, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, 91, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, 58, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, C0, 92, 40, 00, 68, A0, 81, 42, 00, E8, FB, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, E9, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file hotspot-shield-3.19.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/kpn0qzwKFKJpPKzaMLwFFA/1398989140/1/3/1/.../hotspot-shield-3.19.exe

http://ar.joydownload.com/wi/0o2r3LZQzaXOi9Stv9Njrg/1398648340/1/3/1/.../hotspot-shield-3.19.exe

http://ar.joydownload.com/wi/uvPFfv-zvXyNYYsp24GIyA/1399272666/1/3/1/.../hotspot-shield-3.19.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/5_FFH4z1Z4WqO7SyS3iThA/1399451795/1/3/1/.../hotspot-shield-3.19.exe

http://es.joydownload.com/wi/6XPUtPEHmiAMNMLZPnt0_g/1398094058/1/3/1/.../hotspot-shield-3.19.exe

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