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hotspot-shield.exe

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FITDownloader

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application hotspot-shield.exe, “My Program Setup ” by FITDownloader has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
FITDownloader  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
df5828dcb8b35389dcf1a1ac51ccd77c

SHA-1:
2c1ea09a1fec256c94f03c4f718dcdfa15d060bc

SHA-256:
47045cca025fa0f5d57da862a9b076c67a79e6f00d3ee6a1db86d7cf1116d1a2

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 9:49:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3382

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.464
9.0.1.0226

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OX potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of spotflux.exe (Adware)
2014.10.31.16

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13086

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!DF5828DCB8B3
16.8.708.2

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FITDownloader.O
14.8.14.21

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10421

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

File size:
737.8 KB (755,520 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FITDownloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/27/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/28/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=FITDownloader, O=FITDownloader, STREET=28 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
5E0816C139E8D20E76830D3D9638C4FE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:YOSklvpdg71Kwc9SnlwdAC8zZM+CTFvGCq7AVDq2tZZ/ILvr758w+QlJxR:/FlvLgcalcACn+CJu4VDq2tZZGaNSx

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:
7.8885

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file hotspot-shield.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://nl.inncdn.com/?version=0805&domain=hotspot-shield&name=Hotspot Shield&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmVuLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZW4vc2Nybi83OTAwMC83OTU3My90aHVtYm5haWxfMTM3OTk1OTc3OS0zMngzMi5wbmc=&ss=http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/79000/.../hotspot-shield-07-300x161.png?key=api&url=aHR0cDovL215ZGF0aS5jb20vL2Rvd25sb2FkL2hzcy13aW4yL0hTUy0yLjY1LWluc3RhbGwtc29mdG9uaWMtMzg3LWNvbmR1aXQuZXhl&os=&lang=en_US&desc=U2FmZWx5IGFjY2VzcyBibG9ja2VkIGFuZCByZXN0cmljdGVkIHNpdGVzIA==&ins=organic-jaleco&loc=&gs=0

http://inndl.com/download.php?version=1405&domain=hotspot-shield&name=Hotspot Shield&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmVuLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZW4vc2Nybi83OTAwMC83OTU3My90aHVtYm5haWxfMTM3OTk1OTc3OS0zMngzMi5wbmc=&ss=http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/79000/.../hotspot-shield-07-300x161.png?key=api&url=aHR0cDovL215ZGF0aS5jb20vL2Rvd25sb2FkL2hzcy13aW4yL0hTUy0yLjY1LWluc3RhbGwtc29mdG9uaWMtMzg3LWNvbmR1aXQuZXhl&os=&lang=en_US&desc=U2FmZWx5IGFjY2VzcyBibG9ja2VkIGFuZCByZXN0cmljdGVkIHNpdGVzIA==&ins=organic-jaleco

http://inndl.com/download.php?version=0805&domain=hotspot-shield&name=Hotspot Shield&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmVuLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZW4vc2Nybi83OTAwMC83OTU3My90aHVtYm5haWxfMTM3OTk1OTc3OS0zMngzMi5wbmc=&ss=http://screenshots.en.sftcdn.net/en/scrn/79000/.../hotspot-shield-07-300x161.png?key=api&url=aHR0cDovL215ZGF0aS5jb20vL2Rvd25sb2FkL2hzcy13aW4yL0hTUy0yLjY1LWluc3RhbGwtc29mdG9uaWMtMzg3LWNvbmR1aXQuZXhl&os=&lang=en_US&desc=U2FmZWx5IGFjY2VzcyBibG9ja2VkIGFuZCByZXN0cmljdGVkIHNpdGVzIA==&ins=organic-jaleco

http://d13dhn7ldhrcf6.cloudfront.net/?version=310714&domain=hotspot-shield&name=Hotspot Shield&icon=aHR0cDovL3NjcmVlbnNob3RzLmVuLnNmdGNkbi5uZXQvZW4vc2Nybi83OTAwMC83OTU3My90aHVtYm5haWxfMTM3OTk1OTc3OS0zMngzMi5wbmc=&url=aHR0cDovL2hvdHNwb3Qtc2hpZWxkLnNvZnRvbmljLml0L2Rvd25sb2Fk&os=&lang=en_US&desc=U2FmZWx5IGFjY2VzcyBibG9ja2VkIGFuZCByZXN0cmljdGVkIHNpdGVzIA==&ins=organic-jaleco&loc=&gs=0

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