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hss-3.42-install-plain-716-plain.exe

The executable hss-3.42-install-plain-716-plain.exe has been detected as malware by 30 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file is most likely infected with the Neshta virus, a Russian virus that gathers system information and send it to a remote command and cotrol server. The file has been seen being downloaded from hotspot-shield.ar.softonic.com.
MD5:
bd1d6badb92cd2567ca82e5113a215c6

SHA-1:
41bdfd8e2a9fa3a4ac58d0383f2c47b3375edecc

SHA-256:
16b53ce99253e2b448824fbc119af461112c6a49a0566d492a5e9079a16fd33f

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 11:15:15 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Neshta
2015.04.20

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Neshta.A
3.6.1.96

AVG
Worm/Delf
2016.0.3056

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.$a
4.0.3.1577

Bkav FE
W32.NeshtaB.PE
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Win32.Neshta.A
21832

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Neshta
8.15.07.07.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Neshta
9.11501

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Neshta.A
7/7/2015

F-Prot
W32/HLLP.41472
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Neshta
15.7.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Neshta
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.202.15642

McAfee
W32/HLLP.41472.e
5600.6712

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Neshta.A
16.0.0.564

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.cdby
0.30.16.1110

Norman
Neshta.C
11.20150707

nProtect
Virus/W32.Neshta
15.04.17.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Neshta.A
15.07.07.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.80d
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Neshta.C8
7.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.7.7.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.Netsha.a!411233
23.00.65.15705

Sophos
W32/Bloat-A
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Neshta.A
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
PE_NESHTA.A
7.2.188

Trend Micro
PE_NESHTA.A
10.465.07

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
39514

ViRobot
Win32.Neshta.B[h]
2014.3.20.0

File size:
7.5 MB (7,815,520 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hss-3.42-install-plain-716-plain.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:GR25H5QDJcryTutMBySPHnlRQz2SqnFDHE:025HXccmySHnl6jqnFHE

Entry address:
0x80E4

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E0, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, E4, 89, 45, EC, B8, 54, 80, 40, 00, E8, 12, BE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 20, 82, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, B8, A8, 91, 40, 00, B9, 0B, 00, 00, 00, BA, 0B, 00, 00, 00, E8, 5C, EF, FF, FF, B8, B4, 91, 40, 00, B9, 09, 00, 00, 00, BA, 09, 00, 00, 00, E8, 48, EF, FF, FF, B8, C0, 91, 40, 00, B9, 03, 00, 00, 00, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, 34, EF, FF, FF, B8, DC, 91, 40, 00, B9, 03, 00, 00, 00, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, 20, EF, FF, FF, A1, 10, 92, 40...
 
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Entropy:
7.9958

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

The file hss-3.42-install-plain-716-plain.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://hotspot-shield.ar.softonic.com/.../3tjQyeLV3cjDp-Hw3sCixsiGa5-fl6SKpKSlmps=

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