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hotspot shield 4.15.3.exe

Kaydar LLC

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application hotspot shield 4.15.3.exe by Kaydar has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Kaydar LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ed2d6668d82f71c3a8f40750f6c2d196

SHA-1:
a90ed09d3b579f87000a68f4defe04d258495ed2

SHA-256:
db569c1c77bb78e4830e4e4a4e9747554bf484e403366c4ca9eb36eee5d8a335

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 5:48:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebPick (M)
16.11.20.20

File size:
319.9 KB (327,608 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\temp\hotspot shield 4.15.3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kaydar LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/29/2014 7:56:24 PM

Valid to:
9/30/2015 7:56:24 PM

Subject:
CN=Kaydar LLC, O=Kaydar LLC, L=Dnipropetrovsk, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11212721EB8D890641EA7B2814E2D3271368

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/3/2012 1:56:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:vFmy22FLI4bLUqHZlOdaDu0Q+YxltgUzREx6LY7kMMpknxv+Pi1:vlf26LUOKaDuQYDRXLY7q2nxvGi1

Entry address:
0x1630

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, E8, F8, FC, FF, FF, 5D, E9, 22, 40, 00, 00, CC, CC, 55, 89, E5, 53, 57, 56, 81, E4, FC, FF, FF, FF, 81, EC, 64, 09, 00, 00, 89, C0, 89, DB, 89, C9, 89, D2, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8B, 45, 08, 89, 44, 24, 04, C7, 44, 24, 08, 05, 00, 00, 00, 8D, B4, 24, 4F, 01, 00, 00, 89, 34, 24, E8, 90, 0E, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7063

Code size:
18 KB (18,432 bytes)

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