hotspot-shield-5.exe

Program Web

Bibado Investments, S.L.

The application hotspot-shield-5.exe, “Program Web 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 file has been seen being downloaded from www.deliverysafesigns.com.
Publisher:
Application Generic   (signed by Bibado Investments, S.L.)

Product:
Program Web

Description:
Program Web Setup

Version:
5.3.4.5

MD5:
e2d6676c3d6bd36878d15316d9256b9f

SHA-1:
4d9fa5cf8f8da17a09d479bf5d3478f3002b32d6

SHA-256:
98bdb341dd4a195378b415b8dbf9746952177eb601d67a3ab4fe7cb56d4444ea

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 4:17:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bibado.BibadoInvestments.Bundler (M)
15.12.28.4

File size:
986.7 KB (1,010,368 bytes)

Product version:
5.8.7

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\inetcache\ie\{random}\hotspot-shield-5.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/18/2015 4:24:11 AM

Valid to:
2/19/2016 4:24:11 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112115AA501879B44CF0232B64D970C57438

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:JjLf+XGfWGiYx4cWl3FYmyeXlrvohpIakT:JjjMnvYvWl3SeXI2zT

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:
7.9270

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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