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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 16 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 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
9640312d2a768dd6d63dae3a0f745a37

SHA-1:
81365e3c2a957eecb71b76b1935c6ccc68bf7235

SHA-256:
26c1945a2354648364a0adeb66c6cd8769663446f9ee16eb6de07abd2481d693

Scanner detections:
16 / 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 1:26:49 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
7.11.177.112

avast!
Win32:Trojan-gen
2014.9-141013

AVG
AdLoad.OpenCandy
2015.0.3322

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.141013

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.47
9.0.1.0286

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.10538

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.DO7U7A
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.JoyDownloader
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.10.13.12

McAfee
Artemis!9640312D2A76
5600.6978

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.W
14.10.13.12

Sophos
Generic PUA MC
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.218D75EB
7.2.286

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
33258

File size:
496.8 KB (508,680 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:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 2:59:59 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
09A91C40EAE34E72CD975B0B218AE4BA

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:DQ2aHgjgDrsyoPEAgt78takZWFXgyqsXcGQgt5g:MnAjGYyRF7RkAFPQgbg

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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Entropy:
7.8894

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 3 URLs.

http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXGwj 8XPavWwllklUxNSrfe3vxftjR7L11qTSi/j13zttOcRa NqWpdyauyxdSNGmeTbb7TOB10bIjzsWXFQ2R T3zT0z1smn7z fa7dPZm3FKs55ziVRCXmTzU301yJJgu2mmSGjaSr1YwtW5aHNEKOZ2MltXavqrAmh0O8TNLAl71fX2GWUveo/.../IfiF2vi8JuVkD4mZLVKQZY2enUluvDyVVo4zEOi3IROEijgBAvzppzlxgRmNHHOqixNicvYc3iuT1Pfivt6aQDi3mw=

http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXAwj 1RrjxCgghkkVxZmbzR1 xcteQv E8/yG6sGMxwdoEP0b1Y/j2OXmulRwYayHZCeL ErQzwrhnwMGeBwSavCX8BlSh4Sfqmf6SpNvfm3EzwvYznVFADSjkTm8pyJYs yu6BjLAHqIJgJLzPHQNbrMgeUdTZ/.../YsntZXJWzYHkSfsv3BcQ55r7jlvxarh 1CalCd0Et5OpSDrjsZuCmCgybPVJRIQ3Kyt686L7TFMkzEqi3J5OEijrFFWs59mkmEs4fSqd7TZAz9KQOnGiVwKE3Oh0MAjx3mw=

http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj qXP7oQkEsnV0kOTukERzga5/ZtOM8/zGn4SgumpJLbxv1Y/j2Pne20gwHdiDMRK26W 1uluU01s3eDQ b7XahWFT8 3G9gefTqsvT0mlPq4dm2gkXRn3kADxyntFRnUj5RGebGeIfjJa9a2ICbblyc0lWbbGiHi9tc43EIBEw2emkS2Rwao6r2 wxD2u9slvOlf9nR5i/etDqK2NXnMu8F/sljRZW54v3nx6hOrh 1CagCd1f7Ma Q3v7uNKanCYyMekfEdF/.../44JDjzR1iZyyQ5y1Xz9KQOnGiVwKE3Oh0MAjx3mw=

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