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hotspot-shield-download-45518-3.37.exe

Hotspot Shield

Innovative Systems LLC

The application hotspot-shield-download-45518-3.37.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from drive.google.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
70a1041c2aadbe4a8b38af513e2f5002

SHA-1:
28761ef11014020f05b536efd4ae8494e2767b32

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 6:19:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OpenCandy
7.1.1

AVG
Downloader
2015.0.3441

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.OpenCandy.~WD
18570

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.10
9.0.1.0167

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9953

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712422

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OpenCandy.cxlnia
0.28.0.60253

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14614

Sophos
OpenCandy
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0530
7.2.167

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
30350

File size:
470.5 KB (481,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hotspot-shield-download-45518-3.37.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innovative Systems LLC

Subject:
CN=Innovative Systems LLC, O=Innovative Systems LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnepropetrovska oblast, C=UA

Serial number:
450EACFE8D673E82864CE46BC1A92FCA

File PE Metadata
OS bitness:
Win64

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SaCXBbF+6vFhjs17FEUDTTup+Ts9PJYz5jtNcB+/TRfP:0RbwOFhm7FjDHuzJYz5jtXTBP

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, D8, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 92, 42, 00, E8, 90, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, 91, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, 58, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, C0, 92, 40, 00, 68, A0, 81, 42, 00, E8, FB, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, E9, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8798

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

The file hotspot-shield-download-45518-3.37.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0BwbRVYv1v3r7OVg2MnltV3dMTlU&export=download

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/Hp_UMeuTREd9lFeZMsDvXA/1402960987/1/10/1/.../hotspot-shield-download-45518-3.37.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/w7pr3KR4i8vM36k4ZuQiZA/1401838126/1/10/1/.../hotspot-shield-download-45518-3.37.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/a6gvge0hcd-eVun-f2ge9g/1402477451/1/10/1/.../hotspot-shield-download-45518-3.37.exe

http://ar.joydownload.com/wi/PlOtYgi_az8Jjp4oItBr3Q/1401560053/1/10/1/.../hotspot-shield-download-45518-3.37.exe

http://ar.joydownload.com/wi/5yoNLCOBcCfValgxBh8xWw/1402818540/1/10/1/.../hotspot-shield-download-45518-3.37.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/ZcmpnHohu6tix6dK6Rv-0g/1401834807/1/10/1/.../hotspot-shield-download-45518-3.37.exe

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