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hss-5.0.4-install-plain-773-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-5.0.4-install-plain-773-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.farmfactoryapplications.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
AnchorFree Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
5.0.4.9402

MD5:
8b701d827234492444e46c5939f2d63f

SHA-1:
d51eec7fbca695f8cc157ef3a9b3626d0b5d78d9

SHA-256:
806bec679d132ebf7c34df5800d3ccd125fd3ee8f0c85e808c0be7373cfa20e7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 12:05:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

File size:
13.3 MB (13,897,440 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.4.9402

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
HotspotShield

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hss-5.0.4-install-plain-773-plain.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AnchorFree Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/20/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/13/2016 4:59:59 PM

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 11:19:43 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:lrGwm3b5/peKf9++CJySHnlJkomcus+wdq:hm31pQ+AHnrkoMsy

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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Entropy:
7.9952

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file hss-5.0.4-install-plain-773-plain.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 14 URLs.

http://www.farmfactoryapplications.com/c?x=fqh1fAyHoVcykFQ5nQ1TK3guVD6AYasEL2wZSBQMsmk=&c=BJMV06y86MXK0wtLyfqvfKJjD P183X/TS1LHAPrNcQIqo4fY0 sLl6zPH/hESnPGl1tHJ4mAX1ByHvFKJZ4MIrUt24iMFggPKzD8ScVrRjn/sUbh5U2iBeG8Wu/wu9i9yr6qLftt5nnwwr09sxHWw==&downloadAs=hotspot-shield-5.0.4.exe&fallback_url=http://pf.benjaminstrahs.com/s/1450528721/en/8/.../84579-1808443-hotspot-shield.exe

http://www.ranchbodyflash.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

http://www.deliverysafesigns.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

http://hotspot-shield.software.informer.com/.../

http://download5.fileeagle.com/files/2015/.../HSS-773.exe

https://www.myhttpsproxy.com/browse.php/_2FjzadU/HGdjfmHH/ZZrO5xlo/dAKE33LU/y51KWJiG/YWJRiaZh/hGQzxTxb/4_2Fjyk_/3D/.../

http://indir.gezginler.net/i/15284/.../

http://dl3.vessoft.com/files2/h/hotspotshield_windows/5.0.4/.../HSS-5.0.4-install-plain-773-plain.exe

temp:hotspot-shield-5.0.4.exe

http://mydati.com//download/.../HSS-5.0.4-install-plain-773-plain.exe

temp:HSS-5.0.4-install-plain-773-plain.exe

http://mydati.com/8B660AAB-97A0-44C6-AC05-BAC05B31C2DC/FinalDownload/DownloadId-4CA2EEE0D85923A270B64FC946860A4D/8B660AAB-97A0-44C6-AC05-BAC05B31C2DC//download/.../HSS-773.exe

http://mydati.com//download/.../HSS-773.exe0

http://mydati.com//download/.../HSS-773.exe

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