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hss-3.40-install-hss-596-conduit.exe

Hotspot Shield

AnchorFree Inc

This is the downloadable installer to AnchorFree's Hotsopt Shield, an ad-supported VPN client that integrates with the browser. The free version injects ads in the web browser. The installer includes a bundle of various unwanted software including the Conduit web extension and Search Protect which will modify the browser's search pages. The application hss-3.40-install-hss-596-conduit.exe by AnchorFree Inc 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 HotspotShield installer.
Publisher:
AnchorFree Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
3.40.0.24901

MD5:
991b3020ebc2f28cec25be589549b6f0

SHA-1:
014f85540eb2b514f98463e4714dc10c5e943ca0

SHA-256:
e2d5ef92702e9d1294ca1bdab50c0e2ffa9b5196bc0ea10d992f44727287e935

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 8:56:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AnchorFree.Bundler.Meta (L)
16.6.10.9

File size:
9.4 MB (9,832,072 bytes)

Product version:
3.40.0.24901

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
HotspotShield (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Turkish (Turkey)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hss-3.40-install-hss-596-conduit.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AnchorFree Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/4/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/27/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AnchorFree Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=AnchorFree Inc, L=Mountain View, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
33AB2385DD942A55035128EE9EA2B63E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/9/2009 4:22:54 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:WJt5ptS25H/RoDLnW/yJasCNmQQJySPHnlN5NR0/luA/Y9qIMgB+5y77SCFTe4BK:WJt5vS25HJcneCasYQJySHnlJH8It+5N

Entry address:
0x33FF

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 70, 85, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, EE, 7E, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, ED, 7E, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 6C, 85, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 54, 85, 40, 00, 68, C0, 6D, 7E, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 83, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file hss-3.40-install-hss-596-conduit.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/014/f85/.../file?nvb=20140520092407&nva=20140520212507&token=04c2ddf9351b59d259175&id_file=79573&channel=WEB&instance=softonic_en&type=PROGRAM&fdh=yes&SD_used=0&filename=HSS-3.40-install-hss-596-conduit.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/014/f85/.../file?nvb=20140531204057&nva=20140601084157&token=0a75f978ca48062e8f653&id_file=79573&channel=WEB&instance=softonic_en&type=PROGRAM&fdh=yes&SD_used=0&filename=HSS-3.40-install-hss-596-conduit.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/014/f85/.../file?nvb=20140514190210&nva=20140515070310&token=0f720708ad7339cccf5bc&id_file=79573&channel=WEB&instance=softonic_es&type=PROGRAM&fdh=yes&SD_used=0&filename=HSS-3.40-install-hss-596-conduit.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/014/f85/.../file?nvb=20140523081654&nva=20140523201754&token=021e9bd323f16bc269285&id_file=79573&channel=WEB&instance=softonic_en&type=PROGRAM&fdh=yes&SD_used=0&filename=HSS-3.40-install-hss-596-conduit.exe

http://hotspot-shield.ru.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-flKCLppynlZc=

http://hotspot-shield.ar.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-flKCNp6Smlpg=

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/014/f85/.../file?nvb=20140522035241&nva=20140522155341&token=0672da1111fb2dd72dfd6&id_file=79573&channel=WEB&instance=softonic_fr&type=PROGRAM&fdh=yes&SD_used=0&filename=HSS-3.40-install-hss-596-conduit.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 74-115-2-220.anchorfree.com  (74.115.2.220:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 74-115-2-210.anchorfree.com  (74.115.2.210:80)

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