| File name: | mHotspot_installer.exe |
| Full analysis: | https://app.any.run/tasks/d4770c38-a0a2-413b-8346-172566b1ec9f |
| Verdict: | Malicious activity |
| Threats: | Adware is a form of malware that targets users with unwanted advertisements, often disrupting their browsing experience. It typically infiltrates systems through software bundling, malicious websites, or deceptive downloads. Once installed, it may track user activity, collect sensitive data, and display intrusive ads, including pop-ups or banners. Some advanced adware variants can bypass security measures and establish persistence on devices, making removal challenging. Additionally, adware can create vulnerabilities that other malware can exploit, posing a significant risk to user privacy and system security. |
| Analysis date: | March 03, 2025, 14:54:26 |
| OS: | Windows 10 Professional (build: 19045, 64 bit) |
| Tags: | |
| Indicators: | |
| MIME: | application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable |
| File info: | PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 5 sections |
| MD5: | 9485401C016A2305D1C5A0CF7A118AF7 |
| SHA1: | 734721104B4B3EEC8A83040AE28E9ED77DD1E387 |
| SHA256: | FE75132F4F4C44735BDC3D7572E5768A22F924F7541ECE40C340835A461FB7EC |
| SSDEEP: | 24576:kG50ZfFK8SgNXQ1g5JruMCapWPTFHic3C5901dF9eTVB5qFkWh+wnc1+:kG5UfgE5XWapKTX3Cj0LFqVBAfhLc1+ |
| .exe | | | InstallShield setup (36.8) |
|---|---|---|
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable MS Visual C++ (generic) (26.6) |
| .exe | | | Win64 Executable (generic) (23.6) |
| .dll | | | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (5.6) |
| .exe | | | Win32 Executable (generic) (3.8) |
| MachineType: | Intel 386 or later, and compatibles |
|---|---|
| TimeStamp: | 2011:04:18 18:54:06+00:00 |
| ImageFileCharacteristics: | No relocs, Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Large address aware, 32-bit |
| PEType: | PE32 |
| LinkerVersion: | 6 |
| CodeSize: | 104448 |
| InitializedDataSize: | 83968 |
| UninitializedDataSize: | - |
| EntryPoint: | 0x148d4 |
| OSVersion: | 4 |
| ImageVersion: | - |
| SubsystemVersion: | 4 |
| Subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| FileVersionNumber: | 7.8.8.9 |
| ProductVersionNumber: | 7.8.8.9 |
| FileFlagsMask: | 0x003f |
| FileFlags: | (none) |
| FileOS: | Windows NT 32-bit |
| ObjectFileType: | Executable application |
| FileSubtype: | - |
| LanguageCode: | English (U.S.) |
| CharacterSet: | Unicode |
| FileVersion: | 7.8.8.9 |
| ProductVersion: | 7.8.8.9 |
| CompanyName: | 1BN Software & IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. |
| FileDescription: | mHotspot Setup |
| InternalName: | - |
| LegalCopyright: | - |
| OriginalFileName: | - |
| ProductName: | mHotspot |
PID | CMD | Path | Indicators | Parent process | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 668 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=network.mojom.NetworkService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2500 --field-trial-handle=2164,i,3706649622603705695,226376464078521704,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:3 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: HIGH Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 900 | "C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mHotspot_installer.exe" | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mHotspot_installer.exe | — | explorer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: 1BN Software & IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: mHotspot Setup Exit code: 3221226540 Version: 7.8.8.9 Modules
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| 968 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=gpu-process --no-appcompat-clear --gpu-preferences=WAAAAAAAAADgAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAA4AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAACAAAAAAAAAAIAAAAAAAAAA== --mojo-platform-channel-handle=2180 --field-trial-handle=2160,i,6293819637623518202,11418349588602106654,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:2 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1324 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=data_decoder.mojom.DataDecoderService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=service --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3820 --field-trial-handle=2372,i,3402155859632294278,3511349302449229424,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: LOW Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1388 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\mHotspot\mHotspot.exe" | C:\Program Files (x86)\mHotspot\mHotspot.exe | GenericSetup.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: 1BN Software & IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Integrity Level: HIGH Description: mHotspot Exit code: 3762507597 Version: 7.8.8.9 Modules
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| 1568 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --type=crashpad-handler "--user-data-dir=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data" /prefetch:4 --monitor-self-annotation=ptype=crashpad-handler "--database=C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Crashpad" --annotation=IsOfficialBuild=1 --annotation=channel= --annotation=chromium-version=122.0.6261.70 "--annotation=exe=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" --annotation=plat=Win64 "--annotation=prod=Microsoft Edge" --annotation=ver=122.0.2365.59 --initial-client-data=0x29c,0x2a0,0x2a4,0x298,0x2ac,0x7ffc89b45fd8,0x7ffc89b45fe4,0x7ffc89b45ff0 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft Edge Exit code: 0 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| 1812 | .\installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4B70BBF0\installer.exe | — | mHotspot_installer.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: adaware Integrity Level: HIGH Description: mHotspot Setup Exit code: 0 Version: 2.5.0.1009 Modules
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| 2088 | "BackgroundTransferHost.exe" -ServerName:BackgroundTransferHost.1 | C:\Windows\System32\BackgroundTransferHost.exe | — | svchost.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Download/Upload Host Exit code: 1 Version: 10.0.19041.3636 (WinBuild.160101.0800) Modules
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| 2104 | dw20.exe -x -s 1516 | C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\dw20.exe | mHotspot.exe | ||||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: Microsoft .NET Error Reporting Shim Exit code: 0 Version: 2.0.50727.9149 (WinRelRS6.050727-9100) Modules
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| 2552 | "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\122.0.2365.59\identity_helper.exe" --type=utility --utility-sub-type=winrt_app_id.mojom.WinrtAppIdService --lang=en-US --service-sandbox-type=none --no-appcompat-clear --mojo-platform-channel-handle=3716 --field-trial-handle=2160,i,6293819637623518202,11418349588602106654,262144 --variations-seed-version /prefetch:8 | C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\122.0.2365.59\identity_helper.exe | — | msedge.exe | |||||||||||
User: admin Company: Microsoft Corporation Integrity Level: MEDIUM Description: PWA Identity Proxy Host Exit code: 3221226029 Version: 122.0.2365.59 Modules
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| (PID) Process: | (7020) GenericSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\GenericSetup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7020) GenericSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\GenericSetup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7020) GenericSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\GenericSetup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7020) GenericSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\GenericSetup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7020) GenericSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\GenericSetup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | ConsoleTracingMask |
Value: | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7020) GenericSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\GenericSetup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | MaxFileSize |
Value: 1048576 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7020) GenericSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\GenericSetup_RASAPI32 |
| Operation: | write | Name: | FileDirectory |
Value: %windir%\tracing | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7020) GenericSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\GenericSetup_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7020) GenericSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\GenericSetup_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableAutoFileTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
| (PID) Process: | (7020) GenericSetup.exe | Key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\GenericSetup_RASMANCS |
| Operation: | write | Name: | EnableConsoleTracing |
Value: 0 | |||
PID | Process | Filename | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3896 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\BackgroundTransferApi\e2a61b81-8167-4765-98ea-8e8cdfd714c8.down_data | — | |
MD5:— | SHA256:— | |||
| 6068 | mHotspot_installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4B70BBF0\Carrier.exe | executable | |
MD5:445A6634FF346D18A0392D0F48F68440 | SHA256:A3CC96A15680B9F46222401CC74C6B1518A6D2EBA09F8D837BAB648C97059BDF | |||
| 6068 | mHotspot_installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4B70BBF0\GenericSetup.exe | executable | |
MD5:DD0BC1074A28D68F2D67BDE160EEF53E | SHA256:97D675C3472BDC5EDE8A204AEA0A24FA9DF913E73C9C87B7C70722139CE46017 | |||
| 6068 | mHotspot_installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4B70BBF0\GenericSetup.exe.config | xml | |
MD5:40E903F70B1412FEBAA4B889092BDD4F | SHA256:D335033BC27C28AE3A4E22313D4C26F9B3F6B78C44ACEF4A2D8BA3C5A5D9F9A1 | |||
| 6068 | mHotspot_installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4B70BBF0\fr\DevLib.resources.dll | executable | |
MD5:1B16A5667ADC0259BDD877F15302E113 | SHA256:6DDEBA612DCD9101A97C1C160D017D2031419AE02B3D36AE5B08C81279B52825 | |||
| 6068 | mHotspot_installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4B70BBF0\DevLib.dll | executable | |
MD5:8A095FD91E18A66740AB9114EE927A6A | SHA256:8765766DDF08549584464AA552FA1870671A427C6CB8F21298BE62CA1620E90F | |||
| 6068 | mHotspot_installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4B70BBF0\en\DevLib.resources.dll | executable | |
MD5:A271DFFA95AC6EDA022525C1FEB9372D | SHA256:61EB46C2DD114B7DED3092DE42288DFDB46549228C4BC42D659EB88BF6DE3631 | |||
| 6068 | mHotspot_installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4B70BBF0\de\DevLib.resources.dll | executable | |
MD5:DDADDBCF6DABD93FD9C666F0598A6A97 | SHA256:173C6FC06AC55180D93A90FDDD6D073540EC7BF0FE895FC255EA3487001A52B1 | |||
| 6068 | mHotspot_installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4B70BBF0\es\DevLib.resources.dll | executable | |
MD5:1C0589CE76D5A795055FEE6AFC84B925 | SHA256:DE3974FF1DF602F28174F7DDD1465931A9B5C15DC0628E00D1F7340E8DB3DAF2 | |||
| 6068 | mHotspot_installer.exe | C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\7zS4B70BBF0\Microsoft.Win32.TaskScheduler.dll | executable | |
MD5:EB9C531BC871F5DB42BE61082A242917 | SHA256:3354DFA965567E035A85862F6AEB917C055406B03E74B043F106D64A101B708B | |||
PID | Process | Method | HTTP Code | IP | URL | CN | Type | Size | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3896 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBTrjrydRyt%2BApF3GSPypfHBxR5XtQQUs9tIpPmhxdiuNkHMEWNpYim8S8YCEAI5PUjXAkJafLQcAAsO18o%3D | DE | binary | 313 b | whitelisted |
1388 | mHotspot.exe | GET | 200 | 192.124.249.23:80 | http://ocsp.godaddy.com//MEIwQDA%2BMDwwOjAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQdI2%2BOBkuXH93foRUj4a7lAr4rGwQUOpqFBxBnKLbv9r0FQW4gwZTaD94CAQc%3D | US | binary | 2.01 Kb | whitelisted |
8096 | dw20.exe | GET | 200 | 23.219.150.101:80 | http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl | CL | binary | 973 b | whitelisted |
8096 | dw20.exe | GET | 200 | 2.16.164.49:80 | http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl | NL | binary | 825 b | whitelisted |
2924 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEAn5bsKVVV8kdJ6vHl3O1J0%3D | DE | binary | 471 b | whitelisted |
2924 | SearchApp.exe | GET | 200 | 2.17.190.73:80 | http://ocsp.digicert.com/MFEwTzBNMEswSTAJBgUrDgMCGgUABBQ50otx%2Fh0Ztl%2Bz8SiPI7wEWVxDlQQUTiJUIBiV5uNu5g%2F6%2BrkS7QYXjzkCEA77flR%2B3w%2FxBpruV2lte6A%3D | DE | binary | 471 b | whitelisted |
736 | svchost.exe | HEAD | 200 | 23.53.40.186:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/5cbc98ff-b69b-4fda-ad94-17ec2f9cf48b?P1=1741420444&P2=404&P3=2&P4=ASCpWQ9NGsMS9QJRlHbOw8ec99fEECGooRr%2fXvjk9eIGBOBk1RiUlhZP0gBwlIwZO8t7X9f3f%2ftTsQ30tbns2Q%3d%3d | DE | — | — | whitelisted |
736 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 23.53.40.186:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/5cbc98ff-b69b-4fda-ad94-17ec2f9cf48b?P1=1741420444&P2=404&P3=2&P4=ASCpWQ9NGsMS9QJRlHbOw8ec99fEECGooRr%2fXvjk9eIGBOBk1RiUlhZP0gBwlIwZO8t7X9f3f%2ftTsQ30tbns2Q%3d%3d | DE | binary | 3.33 Kb | whitelisted |
736 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 23.53.40.186:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/5cbc98ff-b69b-4fda-ad94-17ec2f9cf48b?P1=1741420444&P2=404&P3=2&P4=ASCpWQ9NGsMS9QJRlHbOw8ec99fEECGooRr%2fXvjk9eIGBOBk1RiUlhZP0gBwlIwZO8t7X9f3f%2ftTsQ30tbns2Q%3d%3d | DE | binary | 18.9 Kb | whitelisted |
736 | svchost.exe | GET | 206 | 23.53.40.186:80 | http://msedge.b.tlu.dl.delivery.mp.microsoft.com/filestreamingservice/files/5cbc98ff-b69b-4fda-ad94-17ec2f9cf48b?P1=1741420444&P2=404&P3=2&P4=ASCpWQ9NGsMS9QJRlHbOw8ec99fEECGooRr%2fXvjk9eIGBOBk1RiUlhZP0gBwlIwZO8t7X9f3f%2ftTsQ30tbns2Q%3d%3d | DE | compressed | 13.4 Kb | whitelisted |
PID | Process | IP | Domain | ASN | CN | Reputation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
— | — | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:138 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
4 | System | 192.168.100.255:137 | — | — | — | whitelisted |
7020 | GenericSetup.exe | 104.16.213.94:443 | sos.adaware.com | CLOUDFLARENET | — | whitelisted |
3216 | svchost.exe | 40.113.110.67:443 | client.wns.windows.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
6544 | svchost.exe | 20.190.160.20:443 | login.live.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | NL | whitelisted |
7336 | backgroundTaskHost.exe | 20.223.35.26:443 | arc.msn.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
2104 | svchost.exe | 40.127.240.158:443 | settings-win.data.microsoft.com | MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK | IE | whitelisted |
3896 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | 92.123.104.62:443 | www.bing.com | Akamai International B.V. | DE | whitelisted |
3896 | BackgroundTransferHost.exe | 2.17.190.73:80 | ocsp.digicert.com | AKAMAI-AS | DE | whitelisted |
Domain | IP | Reputation |
|---|---|---|
settings-win.data.microsoft.com |
| whitelisted |
google.com |
| whitelisted |
www.google.com |
| whitelisted |
sos.adaware.com |
| whitelisted |
client.wns.windows.com |
| whitelisted |
login.live.com |
| whitelisted |
arc.msn.com |
| whitelisted |
www.bing.com |
| whitelisted |
ocsp.digicert.com |
| whitelisted |
config.edge.skype.com |
| whitelisted |
PID | Process | Class | Message |
|---|---|---|---|
7020 | GenericSetup.exe | Possibly Unwanted Program Detected | ADWARE [ANY.RUN] TLS SNI Domain related with Unwanted Software (sos .adaware .com) |