hss-2.06-install-p42-291-conduit.exe

AnchorFree Inc

This is the downloadable installer to AnchorFree's Hotsopt Shield, an ad-supported VPN client that integrates with the browser. The free version injects ads in the web browser. The installer includes a bundle of various unwanted software including the Conduit web extension and Search Protect which will modify the browser's search pages. The program is a setup application that uses the HotspotShield installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from vip006.com.
Publisher:
AnchorFree Inc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3da0c97deb0760ca11bbe390e5686599

SHA-1:
d9461265be7b5aea66978a74ce0348cdd2beb90c

SHA-256:
2bad80e3434e82f09ef1b35b5a43c86dd0f5af49b7b444c68657cbe95053fcb6

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:34:12 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
7.6 MB (7,928,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
HotspotShield (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hss-2.06-install-p42-291-conduit.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/28/2011 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/14/2014 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AnchorFree Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=AnchorFree Inc, L=Sunnyvale, 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:
68A4A0CC448443C288A22A91D7F82126

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/9/2009 5:22:54 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:25B70DzVpxN/wkqfdm0pySPHnlRJyCEjIhBs:2z7sa00pySHnl+Ifs

Entry address:
0x33FF

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, 70, 85, 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, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, EE, 7E, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, ED, 7E, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 6C, 85, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 54, 85, 40, 00, 68, C0, 6D, 7E, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 83, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9977

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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