home

icreinstall_hotspot-shield-5.1.7.exe

Lite Software 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-5.1.7.exe, “Lite Software 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.filesstockhead.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address os.solvefile.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Bibado Investments, S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Lite Software Application

Description:
Lite Software Application Setup

MD5:
8f609484dd089e7bc7ae4571587128bc

SHA-1:
d92479dfaef92860f3c83e12c84789b30bd32c3c

SHA-256:
16f07cbeea9fd459653d548c19df707448cea0290018ac0a4154e78371a21ac0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
1/15/2025 11:42:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bibado.BibadoInvestments.Bundler (M)
16.2.11.21

File size:
995.3 KB (1,019,184 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.9

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-5.1.7.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

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

Valid to:
4/2/2017 2:32:01 AM

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:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NpR/ZN8yI5TULugXdDk9c1tnMrQJoM2xVXvUtdalf7:N7r8xSSc1tMzx1oda

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9279

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file icreinstall_hotspot-shield-5.1.7.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.filesstockhead.com/c?x=0F6fWa7yEJKmF0HgpUhLjT41Pmn69tskFC llwHjlk8=&c=c7fDasVLLQszuFBx8V9Yz buzHUN5fUY0hd65mc73e0bwt10kJw1/aD0PcMwwq4uFvRlzWcz0PU /3wpyUr3HlIHwZ6fqlX8/XQMNmNTwxAhRBi6loICUfclWf uGzAW&downloadAs=hotspot-shield-5.1.7.exe&fallback_url=http://mydati.com//download/.../HSS-773.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)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdneu.webfilescdn.com  (65.254.40.36:80)

Remove icreinstall_hotspot-shield-5.1.7.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.