» hotspot-shield-3.42.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details

hotspot-shield-3.42.exe

Installer

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.

File name:

Publisher:

Program (signed by Bibado Investments S.L.)

Product:

Installer

Description:

Installer Setup

MD5:

b2c6e5d8261f1ad354edc036eb165b60

SHA-1:

713c88be32bd529a2167eb06f886d5bcc5703542

SHA-256:

0e081fd42d6f422e85911d240c5a314cdac3754df6f8478953f93a9c564cec3e

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

2/25/2025 10:41:05 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore (M)

17.2.4.0

File size:

750 KB (767,952 bytes)

Product version:

5.3.6

Web

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Bibado Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Turkish (Turkey)

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 3:59:18 PM

Valid to:

9/10/2015 3:59:18 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 1:22:17 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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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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