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Hotspot_Shield_4_5586.exe

The application Hotspot_Shield_4_5586.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.shyapotato.us.
MD5:
27516fe22055419235ef8e0dc882338a

SHA-1:
7442262b687b950ca0b5ffb6dcf482b24751b1b1

SHA-256:
89fc03a5af019b09185aa9cbaf72d0e67a7dd49b1e13e4ed3b7fbeb1a044824f

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
May bundle various unwanted software without adequate user consent.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 2:45:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
NSIS:Adware-JM [PUP]
2014.9-131220

AVG
MultiBundle.D
2014.0.3619

Bitdefender
DeepScan:Generic.Mitglied
1.0.20.1205

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop4.22250
9.0.1.0241

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
DeepScan:Generic.Mitglied
8.13.08.29.01

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/AutoRun.NAD
12/20/2013

F-Prot
W32/AdAgent.AI.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
DeepScan:Generic.Mitglied
11.2013-29-08_5

G Data
DeepScan:Generic.Mitglied
13.8.22

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.164.8418

McAfee
Artemis!1F4F603867B2
5600.7275

MicroWorld eScan
DeepScan:Generic.Mitglied
14.0.0.723

Norman
Suspicious_Gen3.AIISC
11.20130829

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.1440921
13.07.19.03

Panda Antivirus
Suspicious file
13.08.29.01

SUPERAntiSpyware
Heur.Agent/Gen-WhiteBox
10707

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN
7.2.241

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN
10.465.29

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
16252

File size:
1.4 MB (1,440,913 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hotspot_shield_4_5586.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:b6QHus872umRguuUmCr9uejsx6+G+8HXbJd5A8z3rGdKN2mwx8w8OS0:bzTYrmRguSC1jsMX+ybSVEM8w8OS0

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9780

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file Hotspot_Shield_4_5586.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.shyapotato.us/nsi/.../Hotspot_Shield_4_5586.exe

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