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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 21 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.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
5b18eb83263203ac5e977c832589a243

SHA-1:
d780e33c3f2812b37823a39b326103fad0855aa8

SHA-256:
52d4fb725590cdaae24b5cb8efe78054246cd943c65f18ab507dbedc096cabba

Scanner detections:
21 / 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 1:50:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2014.12.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.196.252

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150511

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3113

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.15511

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

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
20430

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.55
9.0.1.0131

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader
9.10910

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.DO7U7A
15.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.JoyDownloader
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13866

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.05.11.09

McAfee
Artemis!5B18EB832632
5600.6769

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

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Installer.InnovativeSystems
15.5.11.5

Sophos
Generic PUA MC
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_OPENCANDY
7.2.131

Trend Micro
ADW_OPENCANDY
10.465.11

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
35946

File size:
500.9 KB (512,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innovative Systems LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2014 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 4:29:59 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 4:22:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:wQW2P5OC4x539HQNhsrhr60+xOIlnhlaBypbuv:h/BNM5tjhr60QDhhlmypw

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:
7.8910

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.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj sXP7oQkEsnl0kPTqmHRjwcteQv A8/yan9np5ktEPJgTta7Hufyro0l8bOGaGCe kG7wz0bIjzsedDR7Fpmy4UBe /Tnjmf6SpNjcm3ET/tFzwwoGSTX/.../5sZvm1QRmNHDOqjVXz9KQOnWiVwaE1q4gLkHi3mw=

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