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icreinstall_hotspot-shield-5.1.5.exe

Application

Bibado Investments, S.L.

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_hotspot-shield-5.1.5.exe, “Application Setup ” by Bibado Investments, S.L has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.heartappconcepts.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
web   (signed by Bibado Investments, S.L.)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

Version:
2.7.4.6

MD5:
f002fe37af4fa3e818985c2379e776b5

SHA-1:
7229c8d2661bce15362dd48eb7c47c25e653c8b4

SHA-256:
c12aca28e620a0f388cc335133ae869fc813b5b727fcf59cd3d22b1bc99075e3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Utilizes the InstallCore download manager that may bundle various adware-type offers.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
1/14/2025 9:10:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bibado.BibadoInvestments.Bundler (M)
16.2.12.20

File size:
992.1 KB (1,015,880 bytes)

Product version:
4.2.1

Copyright:
Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_hotspot-shield-5.1.5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bibado Investments, S.L.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/12/2016 5:57:03 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2017 1:32:01 PM

Subject:
CN="Bibado Investments, S.L.", O="Bibado Investments, S.L.", L=Alcorcon, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121212301396FAE08B19C17F8D9578163C9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:uA2IK6wP1B2S23/pcjqN56HmqUBHXWH8wrtqQCjzCw:uFpdP/2NRcmN5muuqQCyw

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9210

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file icreinstall_hotspot-shield-5.1.5.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.heartappconcepts.com/c?x=T4Ho uAmGThd/b45yf1mvOs6dN3CBHvFHlv0xtwLErk=&c=5Ht 7qZEKuUWkGWX/GYPDL/OorNRQ/Vyd9VR GASzbLmRC2K0LWoHk/HOBPF1 h1eALonB60fUkKEOBPSrhgLXQn gw9FzbciJctP6ykBG A02zydxY/PxoM1G5jTNq &downloadAs=hotspot-shield-5.1.5.exe&fallback_url=http://pf.benjaminstrahs.com/s/1454770611/en/8/.../84579-1808733-hotspot-shield.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to os.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

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