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HssInstaller.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 application HssInstaller.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 by AnchorFree Inc)

Version:
1, 0, 1, 1

MD5:
a3fbd1cbd8a3da4e6a6d49a9555746bc

SHA-1:
a8d4ebe2a83961647fb0076fe1bb97c04a072ce4

SHA-256:
c4487cc6ea67a51d7aed90a8a3d1ee4b765cbc9c2ac37c2b37130042511e442c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:10:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

File size:
378.5 KB (387,632 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 1, 1

Copyright:
Copyright 2008

Original file name:
HssInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
HotspotShield

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\hssinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AnchorFree Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/14/2009 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/15/2011 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 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3BD8C502DD23799E0549BD38965AA68D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2009 11:54:24 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:WYlaSvkvMXOLFBYdwrP72bl0MZZ8d1KcQLTarazhAcslWWZ+tz:W+Nvkkeh2dMMZZc8Tarazhcl4tz

Entry address:
0x6E99

Entry point:
E8, 5C, 8A, 00, 00, E9, A5, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 56, E8, E5, 8A, 00, 00, 59, 83, F8, 05, 0F, 82, 8C, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B7, 06, 66, 83, F8, 5C, 74, 06, 66, 83, F8, 2F, 75, 7D, 0F, B7, 46, 02, 66, 83, F8, 5C, 74, 06, 66, 83, F8, 2F, 75, 6D, 0F, B7, 46, 04, 66, 83, F8, 5C, 74, 63, 66, 83, F8, 2F, 74, 5D, 8D, 46, 06, 0F, B7, 08, 33, D2, 66, 3B, CA, 74, 50, 66, 83, F9, 5C, 74, 10, 66, 83, F9, 2F, 74, 0A, 40, 40, 0F, B7, 08, 66, 3B, CA, 75, EA, 66, 39, 10, 74, 35, 83, C0, 02, 66, 39, 10, 74, 2D, 0F, B7, 08, 66, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
6.6797

Code size:
85.5 KB (87,552 bytes)

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