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hotspot-shield-5.2.3.exe

Cagolig

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, “Cagolig 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.presentgifttours.com.
Publisher:
Huful   (signed by Destiny Dream S.A.)

Product:
Cagolig

Description:
Cagolig Setup

Version:
3.6.3.0

MD5:
55065f1e43e0018fbff4bd200f26599d

SHA-1:
fe275b4d847b7a0f7f4a494705024c0221a7e440

SHA-256:
64746d27f46641cdf90e2ca7695f4b86c37be192ac903851c4cae9a1196d31a2

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:
12/26/2024 11:10:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.27.8

File size:
989.7 KB (1,013,448 bytes)

Product version:
2.0

Copyright:
program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Destiny Dream S.A.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 3:55:11 PM

Valid to:
10/2/2016 4:36:18 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 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:oo9v/Sb8ISdMPNf/kLkfz8HF2+7jDBVCyP39KvlDVJx:o6SkaPNXkQfziF2sjL8l/x

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:
7.9262

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.presentgifttours.com/c?x=/vOvRvm1o8hiGY07Ds7XhUMQH/MfcO02x0VoNsi/RTA=&c=Z6ji7EZGm3LwGb8BDxtj1hxNRtrXfdBD3fnPomHJiEAv9 6HPFfvrPnNMNtBtzV 48dunOmWm8grNEfY7vEEBNbbtQ7f/N8WHrLkflyjWh851e1G82gRpSJ3ckXFPGDXkIdlnT2A4Tv37o Ic8JZ9A==&e=0&downloadAs=hotspot-shield-5.2.3.exe&fallback_url=http://pf.benjaminstrahs.com/s/1461416549/en/8/.../84579-1809514-hotspot-shield.exe

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