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hotspot-shield.exe

Lupakap

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application hotspot-shield.exe, “Lupakap Setup ” by UpdateStar GmbH 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.presentbitsshare.com.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Lupakap

Description:
Lupakap Setup

Version:
5.6.5.2

MD5:
3a87f66d8a31781cfdd3d9522fa2581e

SHA-1:
85f727f49d4d736cbc14294f2ccb6ee9876cf496

SHA-256:
7de13d9e8aeb9cb329e28864d13833c90b9ad77a3824a2f387f4afe9d259b471

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 8:36:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.9.21

File size:
1002.9 KB (1,027,008 bytes)

Product version:
2.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/8/2016 7:34:15 PM

Valid to:
3/6/2017 8:10:42 PM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121206405ACDAB5906908B3939BD86EF916

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:W71l1oERQZfUcHc8MqnVm2SHx4JPsZeo3lhr6O1thd0B:W7z1oHfU0/XIqK3z9th6

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9267

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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

http://www.presentbitsshare.com/Mse8_1QKYapbSMsqM0wQs3qh7GRFTBCLGBUeBGLYEbp5 XiNn05DOlGZDRxpR0FavA3mKgAGHKrosHvX9uTIvtiHkK3GT ZlfzlugoMPz33WnEbDDcSOSJFKMV5ygbztuJsDmnUU9wjCKrn3eT6r6iTPuOOP_69e94FQGv1rZ7Vi9uxz1AZbjUuD5vtxvt1oqeO0e55VbV21kEf0uwt1KitAxxGSIpIAz1AVvT8mMO 3_uxAwSB vvE4H3X37ypjvF46TiMGnaBuxO8f4EMAijzOmPfsquR0fkpdP2m3bL185UIyd7A0QbEtoa_JFf4cHyNgDYk5BUoCmyQTbIrmsgZ1AOI82WyQ1b1s93AUooEmVnv89JtGcR29ianfU_5__uohV3PCpwWtH_6Pu8w0hmd7iZ7T7RDQYqEoVo3wFd0g_HCY49deZR4sLEFWiHdq9ek9GVpz_BleimsyUlFRsYqr3nnu2edorKIa0tVo_ 0Hs35h1d16SV86y9GUbFAwe Rj H50861RiTG4b_YBZ9dBExuGshm1LElSKD3rYYjhBmJFL8SkeXTvXHdJoP0h7_r4pBgbZY4f7D38aWZnH1EIE0eIDv2aQfAZMgIcafpRGghONsmax0JBXxC7MqLE4lFDn2ERlh9hbdR9NuFmrwGWvDqlTigRkKpKWAHIeNwyo6MVjnylvz_KbGA0Sjmlvo5VsRcgwTn60mxSkuxzlTlDcgW8HdJkbTwEs_woMdNKfTper6KF_Wnghlbs4haolA3GTKiTGqzI1DKfGEuuli0vq e8822Fw5srCC L5cvybVZTRYg=-G00AAETdFtN RPCh2h S4MEHLT ojnHAfm232CAPxMPG2LmCQf24xrP_HOkmZujBKwLXD3dVFKqCNglJghZIwxW18iR7Bg==

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