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hotspot_shield_6.4.4.exe

Program File

International Data Group Poland S.A.

The application hotspot_shield_6.4.4.exe, “Program File Setup ” by International Data Group Poland S.A has been detected as adware 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address 199-255-210-51.anchorfree.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
International Data Group Poland S.A.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Program File

Description:
Program File Setup

MD5:
5d2cf6726a8ed4cd1156923d3bd6ef39

SHA-1:
9fd8b3e2dab29055101d04604e5e33c959841917

SHA-256:
221645e7867ab98183b44d2491a036c8d140af358943371cdfff08296538aefd

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 7:34:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.16.17

File size:
1.8 MB (1,873,832 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.0

Copyright:
Wizard Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hotspot_shield_6.4.4.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
International Data Group Poland S.A.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
8/30/2016 3:51:17 PM

Valid to:
8/31/2017 3:51:17 PM

Subject:
CN=International Data Group Poland S.A., O=International Data Group Poland S.A., L=Warszawa, C=PL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G3, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
64A80379DAA3514FAED45E16

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2012 7:11:29 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x16478

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, B8, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 56, EC, FF, FF, E8, FD, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, E8, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Entropy:
7.9579

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-39-235-174.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.39.235.174:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-30-226-196.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.30.226.196:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 199-255-210-51.anchorfree.com  (199.255.210.51:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-154-190-87.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.154.190.87:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-154-109-8.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.154.109.8:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-50-196-247.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.50.196.247:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-49-170-39.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.49.170.39:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-214-247-42.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.214.247.42:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-208-40-227.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.208.40.227:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-176-34-130-130.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (176.34.130.130:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 74-115-4-114.anchorfree.com  (74.115.4.114:80)

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