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hss-4.18.3-install-e-562-plain.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 application hss-4.18.3-install-e-562-plain.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.destinydreamnowbits.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
AnchorFree Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
4.18.3.9282

MD5:
d8449c1c084e1c279f099d101dc28dea

SHA-1:
975ad283058db80775d63ebfb1f3d7606c60b979

SHA-256:
9f5c12c8f0c4c546c85b0ec2659bbe739e09ea60b0ecfe4f7712baf113227a9e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 10:16:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AnchorFree.Installer.Meta (L)
16.6.29.9

File size:
13.8 MB (14,421,456 bytes)

Product version:
4.18.3.9282

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
HotspotShield

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hss-4.18.3-install-e-562-plain.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AnchorFree Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/21/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/14/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AnchorFree Inc, O=AnchorFree Inc, L=Menlo Park, 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:
3DAA06F4E8BE7B2AE8FC57BA8578B7D9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 8:19:43 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:2VXOYIO/IUj0nQx2DyX/NRaP/cmJySPHnlN5NRQ94pmlU+LIdf45XKJtlFsBL4:2VZwUgnC2xcmJySHnlJ694ndg5Xuse

Entry address:
0x3899

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, 68, 92, 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, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, D8, 16, 7F, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, F0, 15, 7F, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, 92, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 4C, 92, 40, 00, 68, E0, 95, 7E, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 20, 84, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file hss-4.18.3-install-e-562-plain.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 11 URLs.

http://www.destinydreamnowbits.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

http://hotspotshield.com/hotspot-shield-download.php

http://mydati.com//download/.../HSS-687.exe

http://dl.softexter.com/.../HSS-4.18.3-install-e-562-plain.exe

http://mydati.com/download/.../Desbaneador.exe

http://mydati.com/download/.../HSS-install-hss-484-conduit.exe

http://www.destinydreamnowbits.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

http://pf.benjaminstrahs.com/s/1443765496/en/8/.../84579-1807941-hotspot-shield.exe

http://dl3.vessoft.com/files2/h/hotspotshield_windows/4.18.3/.../HSS-4.18.3-install-e-562-plain.exe

http://mydati.com/download/.../install-hss-upd.exe

http://mydati.com/download/.../HSS-3.42-install-a-393-conduit.exe

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