hss-5.4.9-install-hss-815-ext.exe

Hotspot Shield

The application hss-5.4.9-install-hss-815-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:
5.4.9.9763

MD5:
c1be3375735a5e6c95a99d83ae94df64

SHA-1:
795092f802e025755b8df2810b83f5403fa9fe75

SHA-256:
5b31bab336002bd87ab1428cd3ba57708664efb558f6f8544482ea523620beda

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 10:26:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.HotspotShield (L)
16.8.11.5

File size:
6.3 MB (6,602,752 bytes)

Product version:
5.4.9.9763

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hss-5.4.9-install-hss-815-ext.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/27/2015 4:25:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:B7JJOpz1uqksAoofhySsFAwjR2WPEwem4EJeEnZVqCHHI2eIdySdkow8v:I0qzMyY0beJeqcHI2PdySPHv

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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Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file hss-5.4.9-install-hss-815-ext.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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