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hotspot-shield_3.19_setup.exe

The application hotspot-shield_3.19_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. 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 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 fast.findmysoft.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
c107075f459203c5296da6613bcd4c9c

SHA-1:
ee0e78f0a222fd805e59a8de5652568be9b8df74

SHA-256:
13276028092f10a059cb056461764f415642aa26a419024767fb091fcf1564a2

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 9:13:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.116.62

Bkav FE
W32.Clod311.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.CM
17349

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.067

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CS (variant)
10.9106

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Freemium.A
v2016.03.07.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.ENG (M)
16.3.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUA.XPACK-LNR!1.5594
23.00.65.16305

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.95

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
23810

File size:
643 KB (658,480 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\hotspot-shield_3.19_setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6yMJfsGLIK7JqtVQEgZb8RnoPzAnnp1jdX7wZuppyjHOH61YQ6i1H/Q:6yMJfsS7JqtVKF8RoUnnJrwepa1UIo

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8331

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file hotspot-shield_3.19_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://fast.findmysoft.com/dl/.../hotspot-shield_3.19_setup.exe

http://fast.findmysoft.com/dl/.../hotspot-shield_3.19_setup.exe

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