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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 20 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.ru.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
79dce2dc4c82b1a0e9f86417d4d44195

SHA-1:
4ed231d3a37e812412edf281a49dcb3fd28704b4

SHA-256:
86e01f9a9ddce0b8e45a98aa7fbfa2ab1814be2e931b86fc3ed7c7827b2a43d9

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
11/25/2024 3:53:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2014.11.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.182.172

avast!
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
2014.9-141220

AVG
OpenCandy
2015.0.3254

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.141220

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-803351
0.98/19813

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.55
9.0.1.0354

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader.D potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.DO7U7A
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.JoyDownloader
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13866

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.12.20.03

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!2A2CC871B2C2
16.8.708.2

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.W
14.12.20.15

Sophos
Generic PUA MC
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.218D75EB
7.2.354

Trend Micro
ADW_OPENCANDY
10.465.20

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
33258

File size:
496.7 KB (508,624 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 2:52:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0Q2DfATAGWvS+Q91sVxXddgOH+mlugEvCmw9NL:FCvGt8xXp1kgqA

Entry address:
0x331F

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, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, D8, 7A, 7A, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, 24, 7A, 7A, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, D0, EE, 79, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, 20, 6A, 7A, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 20, 7B, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

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

http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.ru/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXEwj /TeqjC1c0kw48PjymEBD6Ytrbtuh152b0sC4rn8kFbk3hYqn PXK5wFZKOSCGGeO1XPElyPpqxcyPBh6avCX5DEzl7CL8y6mA55yazXFA4p8xh19QDCnjSX4q0N5qpnKvBjeLS/9Wys3zaHQVY/o4KBIddPapAiU4O9zFZREkhrOyTXpxLcfg2q4/DWOos1rJjvQvDpG3YoL3O2NXnMu4F/.../DtIgYzWNXLoGRCE1uQqIVfi3mw=

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