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hss-3.42-install-p101-363-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-3.42-install-p101-363-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:
3.42.0.25251

MD5:
c1377221e6dd82a3605d05edd51de9bd

SHA-1:
b04c5fd6863c4dd2debbc13820c4d216b72f9e3e

SHA-256:
7df4fd923b81194e64bfae907696b3776b4b2c326e36f1429c6829dbd914cec7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 4:55:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

File size:
7.7 MB (8,052,384 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
HotspotShield (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hss-3.42-install-p101-363-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:jnh25H5yDycvZTutMBySPHnlRH45IVnFQDigQS:jh25Hi9cmySHnl9lnI3QS

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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Entropy:
7.9970

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file hss-3.42-install-p101-363-conduit.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://arabyads.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=20&aff_id=2&aff_sub=Zwaar-ksa-lander5-Direct_download_id=363_(579)-ar-7-6-2014&source=zwaar.net&url_id=579

http://arabyads.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=20&aff_id=1229&aff_sub=Adfly-ksa-lander1(George)-Direct_download-2_id=p101-363_(579)-ar-13-7-2014(automatic_download)&source=Adf.ly&url_id=579

http://arabyads.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=20&aff_id=1229&aff_sub=Adfly-ksa-lander1(George)-Direct_download-2_id=p101-363_(579)-ar-3-7-2014(automatic_download)&source=Adf.ly&url_id=579

http://arabyads.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=20&aff_id=1229&aff_sub=Adfly-ksa-lander1(George)-Direct_download-2_id=p101-363_(579)-ar-3-7-2014&source=Adf.ly&url_id=579

http://arabyads.go2cloud.org/aff_c?offer_id=20&aff_id=1229&aff_sub=Adfly-ksa-lander1(George)-Direct_download-2_id=p101-363_(579)-ar-13-7-2014&source=Adf.ly&url_id=579

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