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hsswd.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 program is a setup application that uses the HotspotShield installer. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Hotspot Shield Monitoring Service”.
Publisher:
AnchorFree Inc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
061ddde0201971b52c5488a9027b6509

SHA-1:
316bc7b1a89a34409cc6a9e8cabe6f8ede814a7e

SHA-256:
35b2c53ee995fe2486bf5d2583c48c52f06d85f28db6d61a99a8b04f4db79e6c

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:52:09 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
321.2 KB (328,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
HotspotShield

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hotspot shield\bin\hsswd.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:
10/15/2010 10:42:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:/D2z4u8crBAWtuuQoSJLNHl6JNCtd71I+qqDLuCDVww:/6z4upuZoSJ5MJQpoqnuCDp

Entry address:
0x1F8E5

Entry point:
E8, B3, B3, 00, 00, E9, A5, FE, FF, FF, 83, 3D, 1C, BF, 43, 00, 00, 56, 74, 15, 68, 1C, BF, 43, 00, E8, CD, B4, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 06, FF, 15, 1C, BF, 43, 00, E8, 3C, 63, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 74, 16, 8B, 46, 04, 83, F8, FF, 74, 07, 50, FF, 15, 98, A0, 43, 00, 56, E8, E3, 64, 00, 00, 59, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 9C, A1, 43, 00, CC, 6A, 0C, 68, 08, 5D, 44, 00, E8, 7C, 38, 00, 00, E8, 7F, 63, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 70, 58, FF, 50, 54, 59, E8, 96, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, EC, 8B, 08, 8B, 09, 89, 4D, E4, 50, 51...
 
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Entropy:
6.5833

Code size:
228 KB (233,472 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Hotspot Shield Monitoring Service

Service name:
HssWd

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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