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hotspotshieldsetup.exe

Generic Program

Installer Program

The application hotspotshieldsetup.exe, “Generic Program 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:
Installer Program

Product:
Generic Program

Description:
Generic Program Setup

MD5:
3b29cb3fa09ec3e847f9c87ffc605acf

SHA-1:
c314b342e06cf6fb65dd30e3750bfdb81594c48d

SHA-256:
f8fc279538c4311ff0a25cac9b2a9a232452a6f1c38782b244d9c4f100d243d3

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:
11/24/2024 3:56:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
16.2.22.13

File size:
751.2 KB (769,252 bytes)

Product version:
1.8

Copyright:
Generic

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 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hlaprAK6vrKr1gVdCAWQZXqwn4dBTqX5ch7FdYh36FgyimHsvy8Uh:hlahABr61mdCAB6wnSBGX5chPrJMvyPh

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.8814

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://sweetpcapp.com/?dl=1&pipi=Ajg4NzcRNZi1OM==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&dr=cHaWck1o 3xzcrW0UXNoIKVBDkD0 T1z2dVl2kDzcj1QDyDphXAmD3vpDZ0m rcWDK4m7dAWiLLm7dREhKVuvmAWASDChTMm7dlChV8zNZM0NzaRNZnm7K2pDZ1fOTMRNzCRNTi4Ag==&pd=2323UmDyDKLtDdWP HAu7dWt&campaignId=9jn0Aj7FNzA0AZMq

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