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TechEvolve GMBH

The application freewifihotspot.exe, “Web Setup ” by TechEvolve GMBH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 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:
TechEvolve GMBH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

MD5:
1cdf79a1c72c21f1c29cf569856e4b41

SHA-1:
d6a6506a4de0d5581c73098a78c2eac44dbd278f

SHA-256:
3efaaeced5c2ee1a4de35335ff571070c23d5905628d7e55670c5934dd2516d5

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
4/25/2024 9:38:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.694088
7.11.198.100

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1513

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.11
9.0.1.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TC (variant)
9.10936

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
1/3/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14468

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2015.01.03.11

McAfee
Artemis!1CDF79A1C72C
5600.6897

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150103

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.P
15.1.3.11

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1227
7.2.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
36156

File size:
677.8 KB (694,088 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

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 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 2:59:59 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 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TigpqBNTX/C84ZrRj045nurrv6Q6BrYYMbhteQDZhOg5B/KEHiZofAAUmAY:TigwBNTvt4jjT5ng2QWYnbhteQDZhOgD

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:
7.8916

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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