What is HSSCP.exe?

HSSCP.exe is part of Hotspot Shield 5.20.15 and developed by AnchorFree Inc. according to the HSSCP.exe version information.

HSSCP.exe's description is "Hotspot Shield 5.20.15"

HSSCP.exe is digitally signed by AnchorFree Inc.

HSSCP.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\bin\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected HSSCP.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on HSSCP.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameHotspot Shield 5.20.15
Company nameAnchorFree Inc.
File descriptionHotspot Shield 5.20.15
Legal copyrightCopyright (C)
Product version5, 20, 15, 9346
File version5, 20, 15, 9346

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameHotspot Shield 5.20.15
Company nameAnchorFree Inc.
File descriptionHotspot Shield 5.20.15
Legal copyrightCopyright (C)
Product version5, 20, 15, 9346
File version5, 20, 15, 9346

Digital signatures [?]

HSSCP.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAnchorFree Inc
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number3daa06f4e8be7b2ae8fc57ba8578b7d9

VirusTotal report

1 of the 56 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the HSSCP.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Rising PE:Malware.Generic(Thunder)!1.A1C4 [F]
1 of the 56 anti-virus programs detected the HSSCP.exe file.

Other files also named HSSCP.exe

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e34b27427bd7f8deae34d2834a75de66
SHA2561742ebebce503476016de65d872abe88a9a7bc6dbca9bed2e52368224cf5352d

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to hsscp.exe:

hsscp.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

hsscp.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

Hotspot Shield 5.20.15 has stopped working.

End Program - hsscp.exe. This program is not responding.

hsscp.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

hsscp.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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Comments

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