download-dm-338.exe

AnchorFree Inc

The application download-dm-338.exe by AnchorFree Inc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 HotspotShield installer. This file is typically installed with the program KoolPlayaX64 by AKi-Software. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
AnchorFree Inc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ccf24f8e9ea58099a89847c74ff741ba

SHA-1:
64f7007b78f2a254b101bedd370259d1c72c338f

SHA-256:
39ac219476d20dfb5475ecc690beae1eab6008aa2d7d32a66b4b79c62cd8cf80

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 2:03:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AnchorFree.Installer.Meta (L)
16.6.10.9

File size:
265.8 KB (272,200 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
HotspotShield

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\download-dm-338.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/28/2011 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/14/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AnchorFree Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=AnchorFree Inc, L=Sunnyvale, S=California, C=US

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:
68A4A0CC448443C288A22A91D7F82126

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/9/2009 4:22:54 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:1tKn/L5i2BcROo6eECz2UTII9h3gEuLY8X6lsHJKfggKRk4:1tCD5i2khz3IsVuR6MJKYV

Entry address:
0x33FF

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, 70, 85, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, EE, 7E, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, ED, 7E, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 6C, 85, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 54, 85, 40, 00, 68, C0, 6D, 7E, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 83, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7627

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file download-dm-338.exe has been discovered within the following program.

KoolPlayaX64  by AKi-Software
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The file download-dm-338.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 20 URLs.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/12/31/96/.../DM-244.exe

ftp://e56dff3af8333ee3401d5f40a8310075:1327024773@ftpclubicb9b.clubic.com/.../hotspot-shield_hotspot_shield_2.23_anglais_57194.exe

http://download1215.mediafire.com/wuqaot2xaeag/.../DM-379.exe

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