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hss3.42installe550plain.exe

Hotspot Shield

Innovative Systems LLC

The application hss3.42installe550plain.exe by Innovative Systems has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from hotspot-shield.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Innovative Systems LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotspot Shield

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
06a99ed6b75e4e930011feb4fcda2a5c

SHA-1:
f668184d03fbeec72190beee7338fc4ad74549b3

SHA-256:
d72d9a6047b0d78e6354fa782b18bd12b472eec1ac4a73626d092a932d6239b4

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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).

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:42:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2014.11.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.182.172

avast!
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
2014.9-141122

AVG
OpenCandy
2015.0.3283

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.141122

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-803351
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.55
9.0.1.0326

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader.D potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Trojan.Agent.DO7U7A
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.JoyDownloader
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13866

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.11.22.12

McAfee
Artemis!6E5335EBFE46
5600.6939

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InnovativeSystems.W
14.11.22.0

Sophos
Generic PUA MC
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.218D75EB
7.2.326

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
33258

File size:
496.4 KB (508,352 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hss3.42installe550plain.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innovative Systems LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/19/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Innovative Systems LLC, O=Innovative Systems LLC, L=Dnepropetrovsk, S=Dnepropetrovska, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
09A91C40EAE34E72CD975B0B218AE4BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 2:52:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qQ2vyXQ+5/5xwbgbUDAHGCPE+9VLT6KTNRrwS5q/Kti9:biygO5ebgbfHGM1/LTnNRUSk/T

Entry address:
0x331F

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, 30, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, D8, 7A, 7A, 00, E8, A8, 2E, 00, 00, A3, 24, 7A, 7A, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, D0, EE, 79, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, 7C, 93, 40, 00, 68, 20, 6A, 7A, 00, E8, 13, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 20, 7B, 00, 50, 53, E8, 01, 2B, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8897

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file hss3.42installe550plain.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXBwj qXP7oQkEsnV0kOTukERzga5/Zt kkqSHsqSt4ytEcLFXsK7H/.../XdEIppKpSDrjtZuCz2RgPvQWV49kM34nseqjGxNjjRe7lNdHGT6iX1nhqMPuxgRmNHTOqjxLgY2GcmCjBkveguh aQTi3mw=

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http://hotspot-shield.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXDyCf4UfO5CV530RJ0YyqsWxLzZNbB7bxyriWh5nUxk4JbcRP1Y/j2PXmuhBBKOSCGGuO1Gac8gLNmztTIT0zIvXrqBx/9uX g/DRrtzelGgIq5M6kQMdCCLySCx 18kq9Dn7WmWLS/9Wy83zdG5TerJrJRkEcKX0XGg5IZrcLVgoiqv2ECQkfYXww Z2BGqwoAOWyO1nR5i/etCsa2NXnMu/F/t73A8eroL6h0q/N/.../xeWnw9tOD Q1kl30rsgthBE2y9V1Stvc skh0ufXjHsnhUhI3BOzGiQEvPjvl8YAbi3mw=

http://hotspot-shield.ar.joydownload.com/get_azure_file/wUiS4WnYccXAwj uQbjxCggnkkU3LTPkEhnyas6H7KB2sTS35you2dBNJ0bjYqmkYDf/gAscLyDUQrz7TKc8gLNjztTdXliD9GzyCUzlvni8gvHDpZrSl2lZ9N1w2hcXRn3 AD9xlcss yP6U2KSA7ZfwtW4bmMVY/o4LRIdMavlXTl1fMTccEJ 2bPvUSwnf4/.../K3RguuGtDxthiAS7lNdHGT6nX1nhqNnuwQU3PHDFvWoWz9KQOnGiVwKE3Oh0MAjx3mw=

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