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hotspot-shield-elite-download-220598-3.35.exe

Hotspot Shield Elite

Sevas-S LLC

The application hotspot-shield-elite-download-220598-3.35.exe by Sevas-S has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from ar.joydownload.com.
Publisher:
Sevas-S LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield Elite

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
28c7b0159b2e987747010a125777f12c

SHA-1:
73a9ce92f6eea41dd9bc377c5222038943b1af8b

SHA-256:
613af399e14c0b933f21fe06f537794b0e4266c21beb237e2c4980d3860e19c8

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 8:38:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3516

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1446
9.0.1.093

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.9614

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.04.03.06

McAfee
Artemis!28C7B0159B2E
5600.7172

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SevasS.i
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14401

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0323
7.2.93

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
27882

File size:
475.5 KB (486,912 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hotspot-shield-elite-download-220598-3.35.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sevas-S LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/23/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sevas-S LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Sevas-S LLC, L=Kyiv, S=Kyivska oblast, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4B35AC223F4DB03D3B4C5368983A4B53

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 2:52:54 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0aC0NWTS0TvFhjs17FEUDTTup+Ts9PJYz5jtNcB+/TRfYy8:S4WTSAFhm7FjDHuzJYz5jtXTBYl

Entry address:
0x31B1

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 92, 42, 00, E8, 90, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, 91, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, 58, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, C0, 92, 40, 00, 68, A0, 81, 42, 00, E8, FB, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, E9, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8918

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file hotspot-shield-elite-download-220598-3.35.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ar.joydownload.com/wi/ydixvD1gE6WmZ_tYD01KCA/1396560541/1/3/1/.../hotspot-shield-elite-download-220598-3.35.exe

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