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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 11 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address hosted-by.leaseweb.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
b4e5cb0789039b853525faa51803a1b1

SHA-1:
1a2ed8607b9786d6786de7614dd4437cd4657393

SHA-256:
bb6e4d02b06c511c2f71e97baa181631d6d9db831eee3a33c74ba59b82bc7a95

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
11/28/2024 12:33:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.171.102

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3356

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.1499

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6712
9.0.1.0252

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.10388

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.JoyDownloader
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13305

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.09.09.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.Z
14.9.9.14

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.218D75EB
7.2.252

File size:
493.5 KB (505,344 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\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:aKc/s/K9DOVuVfKFUomfkjUvRN7RRG74CY17/Unnk19fj:mkC0VuVfKUYUvnzG74CYZ/Unnkj

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:
7.8839

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hosted-by.leaseweb.com  (207.244.67.199:80)

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