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hss-3.42-install-e-395-conduit.exe

Hotspot Shield

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 application hss-3.42-install-e-395-conduit.exe by AnchorFree Inc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the HotspotShield installer.
Publisher:
AnchorFree Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
3.42.0.25251

MD5:
7fdf61640e78ba869f18b457f55a8ef6

SHA-1:
9b0ce6aa44aae77e3ea73c3efa2094f20835d565

SHA-256:
92fc61d9eea790b2795bcc7483b496f2d7ecdbfd0ac66070b8c97e819c22560e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/18/2024 11:23:23 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AnchorFree.Bundler.Meta (L)
16.6.10.9

File size:
7.7 MB (8,052,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
HotspotShield (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AnchorFree Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/4/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/27/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AnchorFree Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=AnchorFree Inc, L=Mountain View, 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:
33AB2385DD942A55035128EE9EA2B63E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/9/2009 4:22:54 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:J/h25H5yDycvZTutMBySPHnlRH45IVnFQDig1s:JJ25Hi9cmySHnl9lnI31s

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:
7.9970

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file hss-3.42-install-e-395-conduit.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

https://doc-10-5k-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/1fgor7em12sq8pvqtl70jbro3m46vhmm/u6aro54tc9u84rs8kklqbkk2hn39i9ak/1484632800000/.../10908393394104707640/0B90wjyTXaFBPWUhxNjR2c2tId1k?e=download

https://docs.google.com/uc?authuser=0&id=0B0BorFLHsP32Y2RVdmd6M2ZSSkk&export=download

http://download.softpedia.com/dl/3bc27b2aeb51ea2b9298d59cf9affa3a/55d49c51/100220598/software/.../HSS-3.42-install-e-395-conduit.exe

http://mydati.com/download/.../HSS-install-elite-395-conduit.exe

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 74-115-2-210.anchorfree.com  (74.115.2.210:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 74-115-2-220.anchorfree.com  (74.115.2.220:80)

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