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HotspotShield-9.8.7-plain-773-PreActive.exe Malware Generic Analysis

Updated 1 year ago
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HotspotShield-9.8.7-plain-773-PreActive.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name HotspotShield-9.8.7-plain-773-PreActive.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.178.174
Database Version 2024-06-03 15:00:32 UTC
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Malware.Win32.Generic.cld

Malware family: Generic

This detection name identifies suspicious files displaying Trojan-like behavior patterns. It represents malware that masquerades as benign programs while executing unauthorized activities on the infected system.
N/A
Detection Rate
26,757,072
File Size (bytes)
2024-06-03
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
e7ff4977ea73d84aaf8e5de447489f20
SHA1
df200d238f5860279040a03eeb5eb0ab0afa7f08
SHA256
17b9f275942054333847e4584d794ed7429ad83b72038ff20e04161332095460
SHA512
46f3125e0c6d0e23de2cf665a70562e7685721b0e06fb50f204047cbb138b20d53603bd138798f0fd31bfcc4d2eb54e7e82385e2e9df4dd23d4ef6d97c52b584
ImpHash
2565cbd2a560c6b3554de2985322d883

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 3cb0919cb4d9af95e77c75b2e6374f6e
Fuzzy: 3d7c15ef3a8766941e818f013e7ee354
dHash: 92a2c8cca686e871
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x005205cc
Compilation Time 2020-04-27 13:06:19
Checksum 0x0198996c (Actual: 0x0198996c)
OS Version 6.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
PDB Path C:\JobRelease\win\Release\stubs\x86\ExternalUi.pdb
Digital Signature Chain verification from CN=hss721.blogspot.com (serial:71176963228930452298679604227023222823, sha1:224076fe9a9285b396693ed183af6534c7d129c5) failed: The X.509 certificate provided is self-signed - "Common Name: hss721.blogspot.com"
Imports 1 libraries
KERNEL32
Exports 0 functions
Resources 53 Resources
Sections 5 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName hss721.blogspot.com
FileDescription Hotspot Shield 9.8.7 Pre-Active
FileVersion 9.8.7.11577
InternalName HotspotShield-9.8.7-plain-773-PreActive
LegalCopyright Copyright (C) 2020 hss721.blogspot.com
OriginalFileName HotspotShield-9.8.7-plain-773-PreActive.exe
ProductName Hotspot Shield 9.8.7 Pre-Active
ProductVersion 9.8.7.11577
Translation 0x0409 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 1,514,815 bytes 1,515,008 bytes 6.45 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 89C705CB8C37C7416B575F3F69FB4043
.rdata 0x00173000 383,100 bytes 383,488 bytes 4.61 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 173344543ABEF6717D7F19C983E4F456
.data 0x001d1000 27,888 bytes 21,504 bytes 2.06 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 71F97856B5D1F8AD4FD57F3A68691CB0
.rsrc 0x001d8000 88,352 bytes 88,576 bytes 5.37 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 662982894697277245C757DF56A69FB4
.reloc 0x001ee000 104,036 bytes 104,448 bytes 6.56 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 0E4ED669E86B42429D50C17D49E88485
Entropy Analysis Alert

1 section(s) with elevated entropy (≥6.5) - possible compression

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 53 (85,473 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
IMAGE_FILE 2 12 bytes
0%
RTF_FILE 2 906 bytes
1.1%
RT_BITMAP 6 26,098 bytes
30.5%
RT_ICON 10 35,500 bytes
41.5%
RT_MENU 2 134 bytes
0.2%
RT_DIALOG 13 5,950 bytes
7%
RT_STRING 15 13,854 bytes
16.2%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 146 bytes
0.2%
RT_VERSION 1 964 bytes
1.1%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,909 bytes
2.2%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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No Digital Signatures

This file is not digitally signed.

Security Implications:
  • Cannot verify the publisher's identity
  • Increased security risk when running this file
  • May trigger security warnings on some systems

⚠ This file either lacks a digital signature or the certificate chain could not be verified
Exercise caution when executing unsigned files from unknown sources

Certificate Verification Status

Chain verification from CN=hss721.blogspot.com (serial:71176963228930452298679604227023222823, sha1:224076fe9a9285b396693ed183af6534c7d129c5) failed: The X.509 certificate provided is self-signed - "Common Name: hss721.blogspot.com"

Recommendation: Verify the file source and ensure it comes from a trusted publisher.

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