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hotspotshield-p76-335_p1v5.exe

OpenCandy Inc.

The application hotspotshield-p76-335_p1v5.exe by OpenCandy has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OpenCandy Installer installer.
Publisher:
OpenCandy Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
04762173564dc14c432773129e55daa3

SHA-1:
c05061772141671e36912dcdca8411270091b22a

SHA-256:
54262c4d05f25de46b8e2dc7279c692f6b381775bcf58893a58166d590152e3f

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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).

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:05:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit
8.8944

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.AA
14.8.7.20

File size:
5.7 MB (5,992,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OpenCandy Installer (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\opencandy\ce8cc5d2472b478eb14f77d15e9c6025\hotspotshield-p76-335_p1v5.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OpenCandy Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2011 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/14/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OpenCandy Inc., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=OpenCandy Inc., L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

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:
6FFC263A351134194CF16E1E6D0E0806

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 4:19:54 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:XfndSosnCgUAhxoKrvA3R99us9CX4Lm5Thx89S17ruZK+0wbQ+OjVjNR1atOHEGk:Pnd3snCgUervAr9us9ClTySlr+/bej5W

Entry address:
0x3883

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, 68, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, 92, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 4C, 92, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

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