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hotspot-shield-5.2.3.exe

Cagolig

Huful

The application hotspot-shield-5.2.3.exe, “Cagolig Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Huful

Product:
Cagolig

Description:
Cagolig Setup

Version:
3.6.3.0

MD5:
be9c88a635e39c370b2ab49e1ea351b3

SHA-1:
bfd47ca290cd6180088d4db36b0c004068caeb84

SHA-256:
5d337c0996477db105528746a6818cd52652bbb74ed5ebe9a1a3b1989bac88ac

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 4:06:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.RE11 (M)
16.4.21.4

File size:
980.8 KB (1,004,372 bytes)

Product version:
2.0

Copyright:
program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hotspot-shield-5.2.3.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+o9v/Sb8ISdMPNf/kLkfz8HF2+7jDBVCyP39KvlDVJw:+6SkaPNXkQfziF2sjL8l/w

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:
7.9251

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.appsbestsigns.com/c?x=yDLlMocdqLJ/DDdmJxFV5S3qhCC6 YtuXBgTrTAs5IE=&c=MpACs yfO qbc1hO8YDvt6OxQKQwFcyVIFBr51eSVmatAF GlOVrakDuDJAsHOe 8sxVcng 37rtedWfCjzlcHkmpjPNJBKIj/pn0Q/rLTL/sDx3JIvTizFY4GPnmFRz&downloadAs=hotspot-shield-5.2.3.exe&fallback_url=http://pf.benjaminstrahs.com/s/1460349031/en/8/.../84579-1809514-hotspot-shield.exe

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