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Prog Software

TechEvolve GMBH

The application freewifihotspot.exe, “Prog Software Setup ” by TechEvolve GMBH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.free-wifi-hotspot.com.
Publisher:
FreeAudioVideo  (signed by TechEvolve GMBH)

Product:
Prog Software

Description:
Prog Software Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_32601

MD5:
11766eee82ac947870432cfcc7f801d9

SHA-1:
009d8c0fcf7182353e59e96a803c2b12b75f2d1a

SHA-256:
e9253b86f232e35f7ae21cff8d7d63a2d0179ef1cb9b321c2ec38144c4d472fb

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 1:19:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.210.88

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.151210

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
21090

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.11
9.0.1.0344

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UP potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11180

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.194.14969

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.12.10.04

McAfee
Artemis!11766EEE82AC
5600.6556

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dmfooy
0.30.0.65070

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20151210

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.TechEvolveGMBH.Installer.Meta
15.12.10.4

Sophos
Generic PUA AA
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1229
7.2.344

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
37586

File size:
678.1 KB (694,376 bytes)

Product version:
3.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\freewifihotspot.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TechEvolve GMBH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2012 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=TechEvolve GMBH, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=TechEvolve GMBH, L=Beijing, S=Beijing, C=CN

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:
50FF3D5C361AE9F52E4B0A3CF576C6EE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:neJp+EMfmlXzzEruSxZy9IUDbhNJgHVoJx0PsaLBcqGGfDhlpFdGhRDnCCBQPaag:neJU3fQ/ErNxZ+NJgHV6COGLd4OaAu

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:
7.8933

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file freewifihotspot.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.free-wifi-hotspot.com/FreeWiFiHotspot.exe

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