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hotspot-shield-5.1.8.exe

Lite Software Application

Bibado Investments, S.L.

The application hotspot-shield-5.1.8.exe, “Lite Software Application 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.metadownloadapp.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Bibado Investments, S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Lite Software Application

Description:
Lite Software Application Setup

MD5:
53f4e19b5c26f8b7a6781b87c9cd2e3d

SHA-1:
c41a9b85137aa20cc857cdca94f60a916ec5fc2d

SHA-256:
76fe30f5fc4e13f9b78e0a0b6d680595fa1ae54b30e6f334e2bae07b059a823c

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.

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:
1/15/2025 4:39:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bibado.BibadoInvestments.Bundler (M)
16.2.17.8

File size:
995.3 KB (1,019,184 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.9

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Bibado Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\hotspot-shield-5.1.8.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bibado Investments, S.L.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/12/2016 5:57:03 AM

Valid to:
4/2/2017 2:32:01 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121212301396FAE08B19C17F8D9578163C9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:epR/ZN8yI5TULugXdDk9c1tnMrQJoM2xVXvUtdalf7:e7r8xSSc1tMzx1oda

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9279

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file hotspot-shield-5.1.8.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.metadownloadapp.com/c?x=pjVkps7Css0lD5aE5Krx11a2XByZCAh/FB2GEIPn3hQ=&c=LvbnQQr xeJ8Rz UN4kl2N5OSv1mKc/gz2lp/6eEbKLkKZOfDD2RiLXdxecuEydrUOwanyfq3MHcNQzbxerSZEzgGwltai5P6dvi4hndzy3nAgsxyggtkg8aBhMXU9YQ&downloadAs=hotspot-shield-5.1.8.exe&fallback_url=http://mydati.com//download/.../HSS-773.exe

http://www.sendbytemeta.com/c?x=sr7PhPeZ8wzgMdauhrDtA2b2xKaudPn1WVcH1iRTYe0=&c=u3NquaXwS RvFw8B2qqKHmfhIuCqZkh8t6e99g53eN3w5xvXHGBHdM6SOsmXBxgZNTQRIXMh7LIalWayLTkgd4gBxjzVIdhzPCBJXvePwF7/j P4G fsbID64ukw4Qyw&downloadAs=hotspot-shield-5.1.8.exe&fallback_url=http://mydati.com//download/.../HSS-773.exe

http://www.applicationssendquick.com/c?x=wmouRYZXdTkZmvlJJ/vV7ksgHs82LCnZAopXR EDWsc=&c=jt2Xt0A/5CjulvZf a2lMcOYK/tUKx9cFfl87wsmIA1cvo uvfV4IURqGxCPYmeMIx4mtDjIbMxJ0m6XENq4djo6tanVYpFhBIhux7C85jBzXWFaspLnnCHIaSQY2cU7&downloadAs=hotspot-shield-5.1.8.exe&fallback_url=http://mydati.com//download/.../HSS-773.exe

http://www.ranchflashcurrent.com/c?x=ugov6y4BFUnWutVsh2i6QWPDRmtQM8BCvBYnBsp1sgk=&c=Eu/6QAjy3z0kKZMNQAxSPszddIDG55opOsUA/wW48zchjaAZ9oq3cpwQpy0ibh2DXpdU q6ZkkQK8/ICsOnr5JyfCjMM2/9Z AuuSQcoRy/8vbpKP/nXfqumRC8MdX5y&downloadAs=hotspot-shield-5.1.8.exe&fallback_url=http://mydati.com//download/.../HSS-773.exe

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