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hss-3.42-install-plain-718-plain.exe

Hotspot Shield

RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC.

The application hss-3.42-install-plain-718-plain.exe by RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 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:
4a367e56080c1d9745b696946602f8e9

SHA-1:
55ad87a17039505eac05dd546adba864cf6dbe61

SHA-256:
ba52c4deec95a684d943189c3dfb25e4e2a9f1f4710f4b6cf6e534c34b321dac

Scanner detections:
14 / 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 3:30:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150719

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3044

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

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10304
9.0.1.0200

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.C potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11359

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.7.25

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.202.15341

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.07.19.09

McAfee
Artemis!4A367E56080C
5600.6700

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.RICHMEDIASYSTEMS.Installer (M)
15.7.19.9

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0313
7.2.200

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
38662

File size:
418.1 KB (428,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\hss-3.42-install-plain-718-plain.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
RICH MEDIA SYSTEMS INC.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

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

Valid to:
2/18/2016 2:59:59 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 2:53:00 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ciuhYfu1A2sMiZxpBtr3Cp7iiKLcoQwlYVHZR8:A6fu1A2M3tr3CxiiKLci

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:
7.8545

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file hss-3.42-install-plain-718-plain.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://hotspot-shield.1800download.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj zXP7oQkEsml0kPDu1E1v4ZNbB47pquHf14WJxzdEcdQSkdbjiO3GhmQobdjLQR/TnRORunaRnxc6AR1DApnHmWQ6iqnD8gfPbvIyQ0ToJ9Ic72l9DUHShDTlzlMQt9WjwWGmLH/.../kia0Bcxe58OpSDrjsJuC2XV0db0aT4U1Mjwpsui1WV5zhVW61tdWEj7qRQfyo5D2k1Zmfi6V8S9WgcvYc3ipQUvP0KU7KkKvkTyUXFNgNS5NHNw=

http://hotspot-shield.1800download.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXAwj 1RrjxCgghkkVxZmbzR1 xcteQv A8/yOn9np5iNEIJ1Xlar7/PXauyxdSMGmeX621E/.../F0nkybPVJRo4veSZ3ounkFx9rnBCz1NRAASeiDAv5scy7m1twfGDP 2AW18vSMGCjBkvegugmMFbi3mLdBgAnanlNHNw=

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