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Bibado Investments S.L.

The application hotspot-shield-3.42.exe, “Installer Setup ” by Bibado Investments S.L has been detected as adware 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 Bibado Downloader 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 installers.phpnuke.org.
Publisher:
Generic Application Installer   (signed by Bibado Investments S.L.)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
1.2.5.4

MD5:
9926659aee1c7fcb4b0a946553ebe2f9

SHA-1:
42defa4491dad4bb628837c1d1a6aa09fc113cfb

SHA-256:
8c6f2c24d78369b8b9d3af2a83c3932475c29d5ba97aa40d4213d614aebc8c1b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 7:30:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.2.14.20

File size:
746 KB (763,880 bytes)

Product version:
3.4.1

Copyright:
Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Bibado Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hotspot-shield-3.42.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bibado Investments S.L.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/9/2014 5:59:18 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2015 5:59:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Bibado Investments S.L., O=Bibado Investments S.L., L=Alcorcon, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121356A022645E721586B015F3424F3527E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:22:17 AM

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:
7.8473

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file hotspot-shield-3.42.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://installers.phpnuke.org/?ic_user_id=9237

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