hss-5.3.2-install-hss-801-ext.exe

Hotspot Shield

The application hss-5.3.2-install-hss-801-ext.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from mydati.com.
Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
5.3.2.9652

MD5:
c38ba91a8a55528401d11848948fc38b

SHA-1:
a1f1a1297255981a353b9228bf4dd9ce905cab91

SHA-256:
33e2c6b3c6ebcfbe30604928ad5e819b4f8e9863afcb2a10e2974c4a8d56538b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 5:12:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.HotspotShield (L)
16.8.6.17

File size:
10.6 MB (11,091,968 bytes)

Product version:
5.3.2.9652

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hss-5.3.2-install-hss-801-ext.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/27/2015 7:25:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:BgNEv+IFCIIlgh2kzdELqHzUWBDKG/R0ySPHnlN6hVLdLW6fAQgEIZ0wDlTll:B3vt87g4kzCszDsGeySHnledSRVn

Entry address:
0x327D

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 55, 56, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 0C, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 00, A3, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 18, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 80, 40, 00, 66, 3D, 06, 00, 74, 11, 55, E8, 51, 31, 00, 00, 3B, C5, 74, 07, 68, 00, 0C, 00, 00, FF, D0, 53, 57, 68, F4, A2, 40, 00, E8, CE, 30, 00, 00, 68, EC, A2, 40, 00, E8, C4, 30, 00, 00, 68, E0, A2, 40, 00, E8, BA, 30, 00, 00, 6A, 09, E8, 1F, 31, 00, 00, 6A, 07, E8, 18, 31, 00, 00, A3, 44, 8A, 7A, 00, FF, 15, 44, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF...
 
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Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file hss-5.3.2-install-hss-801-ext.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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