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Hotspot Shield 3.09
Published by AnchorFree Inc
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Hotspot Shield 3.09 Publisher's Description
Hotspot Shield is the world's most popular Virtual Private Network (VPN) that secures your browsing session, detects and blocks malicious websites, makes you private and anonymous online, and allows... Read more
Details
| Latest version: | 3.09 |
| Location: | C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield |
| Install size: | 19.73 MB (20,688,456 bytes) |
| About URL: | http://www.hotspotshield.com/trial/ |
| Uninstall: | C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe |
Trust
The trust score is the reputation of Hotspot Shield based on a number of factors including malware scans, behvaior, uninstall trends and general user experiences.
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Reasons behind trust score
- Files installed (HssSrv.exe) are flagged as malware by multiple antivirus programs.
- Adds a recurring scheduled task to Windows.
- Integrates into Internet Explorer through a BHO extension.
- Very poorly rated by third-party sources and expert users.
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Malware detections
| HssSrv.exe has been detected by the following 4 antivirus programs: |
NANO AntiVirus |
as Trojan.Win32.Siggen.bbwhyo |
nProtect |
as Trojan/W32.Agent.413040.B |
The Hacker |
as Trojan/Agent.btae |
Trend Micro HouseCall |
as TROJ_GEN.F47V1018 |
Hotspot Shield 3.09 installs 2 unique (by hash) versions of the file HssSrv.exe that contain multiple malware detections.
Trends
Global Reach
Install and Uninstall Trends
Technical Details
| HssSrv.exe (Main Executable) |
| Common path: | C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\HssWPR\HssSrv.exe |
| Behavior: | Service |
| MD5: | 4 e521d91d1a3ddeb2867aa091a8a9d156 |
| HssIE_64.dll |
| Behavior: | Internet Explorer BHO |
| MD5: | 23f78fc0e3ab2623db282b3f14160e8a |
| ShouldIRemoveIt.exe |
| Behavior: | Scheduled Task |
| Publisher: | Reason Software Company |
| Name: | Should I Remove It? |
| MD5: | 8b65887f7808083b6876424f3e323687 |
| HSSTrayService.exe |
| Behavior: | Service |
| MD5: | 443156d4ca230724b8ff5234b0c9fffc |
| Uninstall.exe |
| Behavior: | Scheduled Task |
| MD5: | 444333152a7eccbdf18025a80ab66ab0 |
| hsswd.exe |
| Behavior: | Service |
| MD5: | fa2a2a7e868ebfa0f0997f76cef7b9b0 |
| cmw_srv.exe |
| Behavior: | Service |
| MD5: | 9bbac0aa5dc03f5d2907a9b8c1c16cc4 |
| HssIE.dll |
| Behavior: | Internet Explorer BHO |
| MD5: | dd56e3271d8d63d655454b3f5c0f5c01 |
| af_proxy_cmd.exe |
| MD5: | 7124dc9e775e257c1ab6e394d386edf3 |
| fbw.exe |
| MD5: | 8ac63b4b43aa8c8f9d877de6875d0427 |
| FBWMgr.exe |
| MD5: | 14f7a3fe83c1c9ec894d5c519cc57873 |
Geography of Installations
Installs by Country
16.4% |
8.8% |
6.7% |
6.2% |
5.6% |
4.7% |
4.4% |
4.1% |
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2.6% |
2.3% |
1.8% |
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