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hss-3.42-install-plain-701-plain.exe

Hotspot Shield

RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC.

The application hss-3.42-install-plain-701-plain.exe by RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from hotspot-shield.1800download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
3a0f15c9f55719dca57a4e633a1014d1

SHA-1:
f32a4fc0468a320a4221b18be44e9f5fcbf8a466

SHA-256:
f1bd4e05f80c30dc887518e330e6fd0335923878979a3ef5ac0cc8e61257931a

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 3:49:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3140

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-855157
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10304
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
4/14/2015

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.4.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15585

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.04.14.10

McAfee
Artemis!C7A93E97B9B2
5600.6796

Panda Antivirus
PUP/OpenCandy
15.04.14.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.RICHMEDIASYSTEMS
15.5.8.23

Sophos
PUA 'OpenCandy'
5.12

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.40242376
7.2.104

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4847482
38882

File size:
415.8 KB (425,824 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\hss-3.42-install-plain-701-plain.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/17/2015 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
2/18/2016 3:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC., O=RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC., L=HENDERSON, S=Nevada, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
3F87144C25AF8BCF29F29C5A1FEEF4BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 4:23:00 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Eiuhd7gVR5z3gvxLoLeVBhsGmLTi9hj6TNdF0LHW0SUEQ+h:YT7gnE2en2GmLIOpHw/CQe

Entry address:
0x331C

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, 30, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 92, 42, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, E4, 91, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, 90, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, E0, 81, 42, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8525

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file hss-3.42-install-plain-701-plain.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://hotspot-shield.1800download.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXAwj uQbjxCggnkkU3LTPkEh74comb9bp0uHf1 2Jzz9kHLUHmb7v NDC2wl5KbSCeEKqtH78lhOA kJnaRB6avCX5DEzl7CL8y6mA55yazXFA4p8xh19QDCnjSX4q0N5qpnKvBjeLS/9Wzs3zYWhbPOxwPRNMOa39RHl2asWNLB8onve9TnM3c8b40us/HBHZ0UfMgvtuGcvjM4b/.../iFAawqZnu1Ul8amDP 2AS18vRMnesTEHPg7l1agjilniDFgFsY3tXHNw=

http://hotspot-shield.ar.1800download.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj pXP7oQlssmV89fDKhEgqkP4CH4KEk5ib0oGJgyNIcJgTtabv2LSflgxQEYyrJWbW1E/Y9wr1q1p7CQ0/.../T3n18O6sDGdVkZ2IksOO6XUYw10iugpURASeiDA75scO9kx0ufXjGsngX3svYc3irT1Od0a5tYkH60CvFAgk2YH5NHNw=

http://1800dcdn.blob.core.windows.net/dir195/wi/18/33/1/.../HSS-3.42-install-plain-701-plain.exe

http://hotspot-shield.1800download.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXAwj uQbjxCggnkkU3LTPkEhv4cpqK4fE9rm/4qHpwyd4KJEf1Y/j2PnO20gABcSPQSqDiWuklyPpqxcKXFVTOu2y4UwLq yPm3qmFvNKbm2dBs8Np3wBQXzWtCTh/hrtKnTb5RGebXeUCi4Owa2saKOVjdkYSNK/2SzojKZeQOE5q2bPvUSwmcpexiLknBTCws1LE3/VqDoDrL576OjNO1IK3H M2nBQH5sv3jlLqN/MhhSflCc1X/MS4UXKquZOaiHNjdb0AT4M3Kzh67rb4WllzhVW61NdWU3W1FAawqZ/.../ZIifgBRif3eh0MAjx0SPeBggxYXJbHNw=

http://hotspot-shield.1800download.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj sXP7oQkEsnl0kPTqiHBHycteQv E8/zq9sGMxwdwEPwC Nu jeDCuyxdSMWmeWLDzCr5uybhoz4WXBgyb7XuhTwar6TL6yanDpZrSkGdBs81vxxYCCzK6SWYswZ997CC5UGCTUvwFnNXqdD0CYqs0LBsGN738FXB7ctyYf0d3nqqnGCUjcpeKso4oDXe sEeWwrwoVc7hbYLyPigCwsa9HPRkw0xMs5aoxQ3qZel/.../e3tNHNw=

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