home

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:
53fb2654510850e94fdf454b4c4edaaa

SHA-1:
d8bb292d2e0fe40c0b723f110abd0043b6cf480b

SHA-256:
8e0f763e01aa62a7e25748d4670d20ee32646e65fb451b474a343fb701b435c2

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:
11/25/2024 11:49:58 AM 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
2014.9-141022

AVG
AdLoad.OpenCandy
2015.0.3313

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.141022

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.47
9.0.1.0295

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader.D potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.DO7U7A
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.JoyDownloader
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.10.22.01

McAfee
Artemis!9640312D2A76
5600.6969

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.W
14.10.22.13

Sophos
Generic PUA MC
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.218D75EB
7.2.295

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
33258

File size:
496.4 KB (508,352 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 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 6:59:59 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 6:52:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2Q2sB9OTqCsMtivpu/zUUWIzTCRttFitBbxBPCTHkvW:XR7OTqCsM0v4/dWIEtktBdBOHke

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.8889

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 4 URLs.

http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj zXP7oQkEsml0kPTy1E1v4Y9bB9rpi/26nqGl5iNEIJ1WyIPulfSauyw1SM2eNH mmGrI0wbIjzsKXFVrIo3rqBwX9uny1mY2yzdrGlWES/9Z00gkeAXOiCn4pxZp34H6yD3GSA7ZawtW3aGtTPfsgJFsFMKXlV3p5asWNLBgonue9RjQuO4/02/83DGi/sljdl7xmB5ivMJv6fXof1cS3D 8nnBQR/.../MapSDrjspGaiHh5JPYfFM14eyMxu6GtHB5rnE7vk54ETGj8RVWq9saw1QRmNHDOqjVXz9KQOnWiVwaE1q4gLkHi3mw=

http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj qXP7oQkEsnV0kOTukERzga5/Zt kksibsqSt4zNEcah65POS7fGG3g15aOHHIX/usW782yath1s3eDQ b7XahWFT8 3G9gefTqsvT0mlKoZ8i1wwBFCr2Q3s3yNEivSH7XmmLGOMYi4e cypEMOBnc0wdOOz9UHBtLYaOf1l3nqq9GCcheYHy0e09CmGx8VDJlu06W87pJYC8ZDJW3MuvHOkijRZW54z3nw6hMv9nnG sAchX/L/.../4bv5A08p2wS7lNdHGT6nX1nhqNnuwQU3PHDFvWoWz9KQOnGiVwKE3Oh0MAjx3mw=

http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXAwj uQbjxCggnkkU3LTPkEhv4cp K4fE9tG//.../5sZjg1QRmNHTOqjxLgY2GcmCjBkveguh aQTi3mw=

http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj qXP7oQkEsnV0kOTukERzga5/ZtukktDyqsGMxwdkEP0XjerC/NXW20gEQcjrOTvusQb82x7hkxsWeBwWU9GzyDUb9qi/myLWN/5Cd0z9ZqtY6glFIRi74Tn01y4c0vXOjDz/NUrcfwsPrJWFeNOwgJFsFMaj9RAIcG83QIhl70uKgQ3p5LYD30a1pXzDkrA Hye1nR5i etDoNiVO1IK3G M2nR8U6Ij/n1O7ZKx/.../ug4IDUD7qRQfxqYiggx0ufXjFsngVz9KQOnGiVwKE3Oh0MAjx3mw=

Remove hss3.42installe550plain.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.