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hss3.42installe550plain.exe

Hotspot Shield

Innovative Systems LLC

The application hss3.42installe550plain.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from hotspot-shield.joydownload.com.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
bbf873fb7c7ac63d960f9f2364783de9

SHA-1:
0f5fd46ba6b6553d0ae81765dab33fb7e7d1f7ae

SHA-256:
fe194ac7d089c6ac966a5a48d73dcec685030d270d2ae58bf3424c26014e8675

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 1:26:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2014.09.20

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.173.108

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3344

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.JoyDownloader
4.0.3.14922

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6712
9.0.1.0265

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.10443

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
14.9.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.09.22.06

McAfee
Artemis!BBF873FB7C7A
5600.7000

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.W
14.9.22.6

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.218D75EB
7.2.265

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
33258

File size:
546.5 KB (559,632 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\hss3.42installe550plain.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innovative Systems LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/19/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/20/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Systems LLC, O=Innovative Systems LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnepropetrovska oblast, C=UA

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:
450EACFE8D673E82864CE46BC1A92FCA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 2:53:11 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:LKcssMf5qmlKwYBSPGwQ9MmlenwttvmBjYvD8X5uU:NfMfiW0sSWjYvoX5uU

Entry address:
0x333E

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, 4F, 43, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, C4, 4E, 43, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, F0, B1, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, 7C, A3, 40, 00, 68, C0, 3E, 43, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, F0, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9003

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file hss3.42installe550plain.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.com/get_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj qXP7oQkEsnV0kOTukERzga5/Zs kkuC2 yon2dBXJ0bjabv6O3C1yV1TcWmOEfvjXKc8gLNhztScFQfS9SzyHh u7Gm0yP/TpMvZlHFA4p82iUcUCyrzX3xnn4Aj/SHoW2OfUrcfwsTrJXRePKs5dhIOOOz9UnBtLpeScwkpz6vmFSw3AOaR0vMxDDDk8R6ewKM5AZe9MJ7/Ni9CionoD JnlRwV55qp1Bu4Mvs80m76EcQe5Ma/.../ypprm1QRmNHDOqjVXz9KQOnWiVwaE1q4gLkHi3mw=

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