hss-5.3.2-install-hss-801-ext.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-5.3.2-install-hss-801-ext.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.metaconecptnew.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
AnchorFree Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
5.3.2.9652

MD5:
baf090d14b2a37aafd2738ebc6f60ef7

SHA-1:
b30b583bc8f4211aee4ca5640444fd1214ad295e

SHA-256:
2d94970654b51e3bf85b2591c2b39ec9d11696ad69e80fe058c9e5e9ba84f5df

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 7:49:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AnchorFree.Installer.Meta (L)
16.6.10.9

File size:
11.9 MB (12,501,600 bytes)

Product version:
5.3.2.9652

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
HotspotShield

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hss-5.3.2-install-hss-801-ext.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/21/2015 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/14/2016 7:59:59 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:
12/27/2015 2:25:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:BgNEv+IFCIIlgh2kzdELqHzUWBDKG/R0ySPHnlN6hVLdLW6fAQgEIZ0wDlTl/VK7:B3vt87g4kzCszDsGeySHnledSRVCkqpv

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:
7.9956  (probably packed)

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file hss-5.3.2-install-hss-801-ext.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 33 URLs.

http://www.metaconecptnew.com/c?x=y76qNdkSI3xeiiQbkf AuCAmpTqbWuisNjJ0dq1I93I=&c=XUAeEujErQUwDDfzpq1t2x42cdxC/N/9oCkumMdxqRDj4e18PwZ3l5a7XeGJxThyQo1hfNSR3eUc AMm7cGEK7Sgya9hP3f wJsdKTgPz/AejBo190DiImWVXJP8w/nl1oZ667RF3C8hbktQ3ozI2Q==&e=0&downloadAs=hotspot-shield-5.3.2.exe&fallback_url=https://mydati.com//download/.../HSS-801.exe

http://www.centergiftcontent.com/c?x=SYHWyq5aenn1kx3zCZUdpB1IEcCXIKg6aiRkO5BGBzE=&c=oz/3e/QfkZ kGkqeWnSZvCuGC5epWrRdzX0qZssK asCenvbMNurhtXVxV9rV7pVd9wj0nhqszBnaR7vxZmcoIaPA0Y31ZrvMQ5KYVL9cnO60viTSxEO9ZXxV10SxCoaSzalSGAHo2dq2nmMYe2z8Q==&e=0&downloadAs=hotspot-shield-5.3.2.exe&fallback_url=https://mydati.com//download/.../HSS-801.exe

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