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Soft

Web Program

The application hotspotshieldsetup.exe, “Soft 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Web Program

Product:
Soft

Description:
Soft Setup

Version:
1.3.3.5

MD5:
0a07dd0aade053de39127914dfa559c1

SHA-1:
899c60645ca93d8fcdd9c7529cfafa4a4923100c

SHA-256:
e2d0f00cac0baa01e2ffbe8d5945e4290d89c81613883af53c35c27e6f59e14c

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
11/23/2024 2:51:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.RES (M)
16.4.14.10

File size:
753.1 KB (771,130 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TdOm0anDJ/lNhMPFTX+7h64P43EkFE7CLn65kSYWYJzGBdjv4u0dQzjOP2ZCju/:TdP0WDrNaPRX+X43EhCTfqTw4zjOP7jM

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8849

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://bubblyapps.com/?dl=1&pipi=Ajg4NzcyAzi3Ai==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&dr=cHaWck1o 3xzcrW0UXNoIKVBDkD0 T1z2dVl2kDzcj1QDyDphXAmD3vpDZ0m rcWDK4m7dAWVVAm7dREhKVuvmAWASDChTMm7dlChV8RAjM0NzaRNZnm7K2pDZ1fNznzATMyNTi4Ag==&pd=2323UmDyDKLtDdWP HAu7dWt&campaignId=9jn0AjcRATCyAZMq

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