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hss-5.1.5-install-plain-772-plain.exe

Hotspot Shield

The application hss-5.1.5-install-plain-772-plain.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from hotspot-shield.en.softonic.com.
Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
5.1.5.9478

MD5:
48c8c32ea050480106b099bc7983ff04

SHA-1:
388b60d8ef42fcac050d4073bec8eb980fe943c6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 8:07:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

File size:
13.6 MB (14,283,688 bytes)

Product version:
5.1.5.9478

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\hss-5.1.5-install-plain-772-plain.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/26/2015 10:25:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:f0SkKTTRRuyH/cxJySHnlJ9DIksXLJoYaPyX+aE:YCFRuyGHnr9MksiY1w

Entry address:
0x327D

Entry point:
80, D3, D8, 88, CB, BE, 90, F1, 00, D4, 0F, AF, DF, 24, 3C, 55, 81, FF, 12, CB, 00, 00, 71, 05, BD, 83, 81, 31, CA, 88, FC, F7, C5, 11, CD, E7, 1F, E8, 8A, 00, 00, 00, 23, CE, 0F, B6, C3, 32, C1, 3B, FA, BF, CA, 90, 0F, 2F, B5, AD, F3, 73, 05, BE, F5, A9, A9, 90, F6, C0, 0F, F3, 6A, 00, 59, EB, 06, 69, F2, 27, 8E, D0, EA, 81, C9, C8, 01, 00, 00, F2, 88, E7, B3, 79, 81, F1, 4A, 01, 00, 00, 81, FB, 29, 9A, C2, F6, 91, 89, CA, F7, C7, FE, 4F, 34, 79, 84, D4, 6B, C0, 14, 69, F7, A0, 70, 18, 7F, C7, C7, 1D, 15...
 
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Entropy:
7.9964  (probably packed)

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file hss-5.1.5-install-plain-772-plain.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://hotspot-shield.en.softonic.com/download-tracker?th=1/6CH9aeXedl4L8u BHNJXWTW LP1LFlnGQpxqjlxAN8EJnRARyiInv YnRfFE/.../L18qbm2b8wRRrRWD2RzKpHUJBfANwZ0wzfIpO3t1A==

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