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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 22 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from hotspot-shield.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
f49554549750b654f5647258fb5bfeab

SHA-1:
4a5d234eac691bded54dadcf7c23d9298bf46e4b

SHA-256:
933fdc02ddb8ba3bd8d422c7e7178c0da55e38f13db299c63170532c9a22dea6

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
12/27/2024 5:46:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2015.01.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.204.32

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160214

AVG
OpenCandy
2017.0.2833

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.16214

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-803351
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
20430

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.55
9.0.1.045

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
10.10910

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.DO7U7A
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.JoyDownloader
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13866

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2016.02.14.08

McAfee
Artemis!0B7A10D6A9CA
5600.6489

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.OpenCandy.dlsdxl
0.30.0.64812

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.Installer (M)
16.2.14.20

Sophos
Generic PUA MC
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_OPENCANDY
7.2.45

Trend Micro
ADW_OPENCANDY
10.465.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
35946

File size:
489.7 KB (501,424 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hss3.42installe550plain.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innovative Systems LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
5/20/2015 4:59:59 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 4:53:11 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:eKc/B6wV4n0GRgix5minQHNj7z6xgCYSYY3Z7w0JW:q56BJRgYx+CTYYJk0o

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:
7.8838

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 2 URLs.

http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.com/get_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj sXP7oQkEsnl0kPTqmHRjwcteQv A8/yan9np5ktEPJgTtabv2LSflgxQEYyrJWbW1E/.../RoGvlTx6u7Sfrmf6SpNrSgyMS9Yc7wF9HXmShCT18kNEivSH8UHHMCPwFipLzPG4Nab0yKB8PO6fyUXE8cszENERhnqqnGCEvasKrj7lqSSqouRnFmPV UsvhJdClLHte2MuvZYpHnAMR79GjzhypMvYgkimmQ5MMt5mlFjG8oZrTkCoqdeAcGdBoe20o8 ikFwhgjhCi3J5OESbzQknhqNnuxgU3P2DP 2AX18uKaSa6TgLXivBtaAHi3mw=

http://hotspot-shield.1-63394-221502.53e919ed54d58.jdcdn.net/get_file/MnA5fhYQwsWGMl91_bUjag/1407789053/1/13/1/.../HSS3.42installe550plain.exe

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