freehideip-3.9.2.2.setup.exe

The application freehideip-3.9.2.2.setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension. The file has been seen being downloaded from download2.free-hideip.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
f6e98960f15d105c067a8da4f0eb1ef2

SHA-1:
33e0d766c4df9a095648dceca972c47dcd835185

SHA-256:
08cb131c2bf8d897b0eeb53cde922ac67ac197c57ae7ff43c629ed64233b5561

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
5/15/2024 8:54:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.Ask
7.1.1

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1417
9.0.1.0289

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
8.10475

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.TenkiTechnology
v2014.10.16.10

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.csnyil
0.28.2.62286

File size:
2.6 MB (2,755,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\freehideip-3.9.2.2.setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 11:41:54 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:nAxRSCoh+2v78CY7Nj+7oon18SAU1fkQTygkLmSDgb2enEtCBs8jfOLY:nATbQ+2v71YNooOv+HKEtGs8N

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file freehideip-3.9.2.2.setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://download2.free-hideip.com/.../FreeHideIP-3.9.2.2.Setup.exe

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