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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 9 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:
8e050480d4c61889b6fb17a8194ff361

SHA-1:
c208bfb9ce50f4e935d9e36d0c96c5d2ace785fa

SHA-256:
8b5ff5830f7ab87faa0bf8ce1249d523f4e947579be5e85de6b50f7e14b7eacb

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 1:56:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140731

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3397

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
8.10149

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.07.31.08

McAfee
Artemis!8E050480D4C6
5600.7053

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.W
14.7.31.8

Sophos
Generic PUA MC
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0724
7.2.212

VIPRE Antivirus
Opencandy
31570

File size:
489.8 KB (501,544 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 4:30:00 AM

Valid to:
5/20/2015 4:29:59 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 4:23:11 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BKc/dJuMoGRgkQd3ruEM4KMzkVkIPyqI/YOr:n1jRgVNrbM4UI/fr

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:
7.8836

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 5 URLs.

http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.com/get_file/wUia6yjQOMzI2m2zUbjxCggjkkUwPDuuHAr5I9bVv/Fgsjmq9ypgwJgELk31abv6LXj/yldSICDVT/usQb82yPpqwsyPUkTRpm2tHk2usnq7i/PXqt/ZmWdA4p8ziUcbDSK1AX1/lsk7/.../9ykzhikP Mw1XC0CIxX78OxUSG299LQxWg9JO4aENhpK3RguuGtD1w42gS7lNdCGT7jBAz2o5j2zEI=

http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.com/get_file/wUia6yjQOMzI2m2zUbjxCggjkkUwPDuuHAr5I9bVv/Fgsjmq9ypgwJgELk31abv6LXj/.../4 pDlzEI=

http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.com/get_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj sXP7oQkEsnl0kPTqmHRjwcteQv U8/zC24jEwnskFdE3mbLv0P3G w1ZZOSCGGeO1R/YlyPpqw8yPQFXPq3C/T1T8 3G8geeR943KmiBBpJ8ihVZBXXK1AX1/lcMj7H jGSPFEfUZipvzPHQNab04PUBQd y3CT5iO5aXc0d2nqqnGCUvasarhf8 V2O7uRnFmvV Us3hJJfsfXof1cK3D gkmQ8eroL/.../Mz4SX3jocfJxnkybPVJR4M3KwdA0 G5GRg40FX0hoEYRinkBk2v8sO62Vpta2DP 2AX18uKaSa6TgLXivBtaADi3mw=

http://hotspot-shield.1-63394-221502.53f41d49e42da.jdcdn.net/get_file/jGJsK6ZoC5AmOQZ6qzUaug/1408510809/1/12/1/.../HSS3.42installe550plain.exe

http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.com/get_file/wUia6yjQOMzI2m2zUbjxCggjkkUwPDuuHAr5I9bRv/FyqXf14WJzwckPP0ykYrr8NWHomRcYbjLFXqv7Cr50ybhkztTFWEjSv3C8EQWv4S7j3 fa7dPem3Ed/slk1hdQXzWtCTRnlcMv7CC5UGCTUuUFnNXqdD0FYqszLQoEcKXxXGgqMI6XZE4wh/.../4 pDlzEI=

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