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hotspot-shield-5.4.11.exe

Fucelar

Bibado Investments, S.L.

The application hotspot-shield-5.4.11.exe, “Fucelar 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. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.applicationconecptclean.com.
Publisher:
Bibado Investments, S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fucelar

Description:
Fucelar Setup

MD5:
b36b00f8aefc48745b99cfb8637d6bf0

SHA-1:
b15390135dbe3930c91d9eaf7270282caef8ff3a

SHA-256:
18c2dfdc0f020a0f242ac33d5ba22f1d49d011c8bdb80fd037e577140ae53c7b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
12/26/2024 4:21:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.3.16.1

File size:
1.2 MB (1,257,264 bytes)

Product version:
4.4

Copyright:
Application Lite File

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Bibado Downloader (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hotspot-shield-5.4.11.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/12/2016 4:57:03 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2017 12:32:01 PM

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:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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:
7.9842

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file hotspot-shield-5.4.11.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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