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hotspot-shield-5.2.3.exe

Cir

Destiny Dream S.A.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application hotspot-shield-5.2.3.exe, “Cir Setup ” by Destiny Dream S.A 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 installCore installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softwarefactorystock.com.
Publisher:
Minuho   (signed by Destiny Dream S.A.)

Product:
Cir

Description:
Cir Setup

MD5:
a716f4f1833a8bd4e3b9280f2643432c

SHA-1:
917828c179acb798119853d3deb4a947ec25ae22

SHA-256:
cba48fe3fcc40745f141477393e18be0ceca015c0a80b0087e543048e0a7da2e

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 8:58:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DestinyD.Installer (M)
16.4.19.0

File size:
1 MB (1,078,040 bytes)

Product version:
4.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\hotspot-shield-5.2.3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Destiny Dream S.A.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 4:55:11 PM

Valid to:
10/2/2016 5:36:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Destiny Dream S.A., O=Destiny Dream S.A., L=Clarens, S=Vaud, C=CH

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

Serial number:
11217A75EB912AE2167326222C18D9E2357F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:obmjb2rfYLfQazIgBOg5h3bMqDyrRupNCMvE6G1NFYZVSmc8AR:oS7cazIgBOg5dbLyZMcoJu

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:
7.9068

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file hotspot-shield-5.2.3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.softwarefactorystock.com/c?x=3vvd9pqiii/DrO4LoFTKhhRNRpE9mXfWoHHAtNG6grc=&c=7WWZSRBXX5pwny2dZl228uDYpk6VF mpifF36o6ePz7Wa2ASYLb/J8L1Y9MvN6MUtMWB0rsepYTnHG3G9SuBrFCQfqgPhklWjDxbqMKxp/gySjZZXb6wlqafw3eA5xry&downloadAs=hotspot-shield-5.2.3.exe&fallback_url=http://pf.benjaminstrahs.com/s/1460212254/en/8/.../84579-1809514-hotspot-shield.exe

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