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hotspot-shield.exe

Program Software Generic

Program

The application hotspot-shield.exe, “Program Software Generic 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 file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.completeappuniverse.com.
Publisher:
Program

Product:
Program Software Generic

Description:
Program Software Generic Setup

Version:
5.4.3.5

MD5:
6713f82bdacbcd77209ff8a83198c657

SHA-1:
541c0704030ce02e846a5f6005e67df20cbd4d7b

SHA-256:
339f51959e3cbc66778db14e0825101259e322ef0f6ff6251f0f12624267bbb1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 8:24:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.29.14

File size:
112.1 KB (114,800 bytes)

Product version:
5.4.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:u3qRLK2Q0punW8/CplQNpUW779DdBxKdGSG3Y+F4CqQUbAjufUR0Ns6MDPnN6xFF:TLPT9vTQbTDdLKdGSifbqmuaHrbnNAF

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:
7.3941

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.completeappuniverse.com/c?x=jKN 1FFTp4TQAREDjtqyJKi272jcg9Q36Xuf5/wM/Bk=&c=Lkbwa4GvbsKWQ kxC 5yZ4j7hFLhIdcCc94kJ5kOq/Q1glIFHz1SoxKtnlLN7hlMn4m5oAO3X5h1BQhwnnvpRkCDHdagU9xlEaRhIvu4fGQ=&fallback_url=https://secure.inndl.com/.../hotspot-shield.exe

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