hotspot shield 4.15.3.exe

Proksima-S, LLC

The executable hotspot shield 4.15.3.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner.
Publisher:
Proksima-S, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e324ee1ef0a35ea4d27378938c85c986

SHA-1:
62ee1374ef56a3c35f3ce700ae55d85b06aed60a

SHA-256:
9754bf92444a311cd32dc036758734f00b8fe536ef679a5f8a9c800b1a668c4d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
8/6/2025 11:54:27 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.7.24.16

File size:
310.1 KB (317,520 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hotspot shield 4.15.3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/2/2015 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/2/2016 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Proksima-S, LLC", O="Proksima-S, LLC", L=Dnipropetrovsk, S=Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
37A7F5E628646AE4BEEB9088379BFCE2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/1/2013 8:41:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:2SuyPvbK6y3HOaAapoTM9PUUT/g8ahmAu1uZSd2Arcr:2SK5XTJGoAhk3cr

Entry address:
0x2620

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 83, EC, 14, B8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, E0, C7, 40, 0C, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 40, 08, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 40, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 93, FF, FF, FF, 83, EC, 10, 89, 45, FC, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 89, E5, 53, 57, 56, 81, E4, FC, FF, FF, FF, 81, EC, E4, 09, 00, 00, 68, FD, 0A, 00, 00, 68, C6, 01, 00, 00, 68, B2, 26, 00, 00, 68, 00, 00, 00, 00, 68, 80, AA, 40, 00, C3, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90...
 
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Entropy:
6.5724

Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

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