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hss-5.2.1-install-plain-772-plain.exe

Hotspot Shield

The application hss-5.2.1-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. The file has been seen being downloaded from hotspot-shield-elite.en.softonic.com.
Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
5.2.1.9543

MD5:
6761bdd0a4b14224c3868358f6e4089f

SHA-1:
729b7cc6ff8850c15db8475499923ff957efc7bf

SHA-256:
27f0b8e1185e77384a9402a5e9e5d28a8b1ef96da9ab5da04b344c64dc78be94

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 9:30:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.HotspotShield.Meta (L)
16.6.29.0

File size:
196 KB (200,704 bytes)

Product version:
5.2.1.9543

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hss-5.2.1-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):
3072:j1T//IHWyWJADJuwSwpeCk9G/w7qK1dv95WR+U1c7NiwIyNdP:d//I2y3swpeHoaqK1V95WR/1c7yyb

Entry address:
0x327D

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 55, 56, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 0C, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 00, A3, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 18, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 80, 40, 00, 66, 3D, 06, 00, 74, 11, 55, E8, 51, 31, 00, 00, 3B, C5, 74, 07, 68, 00, 0C, 00, 00, FF, D0, 53, 57, 68, F4, A2, 40, 00, E8, CE, 30, 00, 00, 68, EC, A2, 40, 00, E8, C4, 30, 00, 00, 68, E0, A2, 40, 00, E8, BA, 30, 00, 00, 6A, 09, E8, 1F, 31, 00, 00, 6A, 07, E8, 18, 31, 00, 00, A3, 44, 8A, 7A, 00, FF, 15, 44, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF...
 
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Entropy:
6.6731

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file hss-5.2.1-install-plain-772-plain.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

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