hss-5.4.3-install-hss-812-ext.exe

Hotspot Shield

The application hss-5.4.3-install-hss-812-ext.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 mydati.com.
Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
5.4.3.9703

MD5:
f390653f111ec3ab0c54b5beaa690979

SHA-1:
271a6a5d76e867a56f6a105442662e8efe1c70a5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 7:24:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.HotspotShield (L)
16.8.9.0

File size:
11.9 MB (12,508,864 bytes)

Product version:
5.4.3.9703

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\documents and settings\administrateur\mes documents\downloads\hss-5.4.3-install-hss-812-ext.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/27/2015 7:25:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:pzBzWDrlluS33ccXyysPDpLEMCSgdzQA/WySPHnlN0QvxS/j6fx8SDA/3UXxNC45:jzArRnLob61SgRQRySHnlGQory3A/3U3

Entry address:
0x327D

Entry point:
C7, C6, 51, 3D, 4A, 34, 69, C6, 4B, C8, D3, B0, 46, F6, C5, 94, F2, 1B, FA, F2, 74, 0B, 81, F0, 9D, D7, 4F, CD, 0D, 8A, A4, 06, 8D, F7, C2, 89, CC, 51, 53, 81, F2, 9B, 69, 00, 00, 8A, CF, F2, 57, 52, 25, 6B, 59, BA, A1, 8D, 1D, 86, B6, 9A, A9, 86, D0, FE, C7, 70, 06, 88, CB, 18, CA, 3A, DF, E8, 1E, 00, 00, 00, C7, C2, 32, D5, 12, C4, 8D, 0D, C4, 06, 6D, D6, 23, C5, 0F, B7, C5, 0F, B7, D6, 33, ED, F7, C7, 13, 77, AF, 69, 84, F9, 31, D1, 84, DD, 84, DF, 72, 0A, 8A, EA, 19, C8, 69, D2, 79, 28, E2, BC, F2, 08...
 
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Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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