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EasyHotspot

Posted: April 19, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 2,740
First Seen: April 19, 2016
Last Seen: March 8, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


EasyHotSpot is one of the numerous questionable applications that promise to let PC clients share the Internet signal with their friends and family members. This dubious program doesn't work as its creators announce. Moreover, EasyHotSpot is supported by rather aggressive Web ads, so it may cause you inconvenience while you surf the Web. EasyHotSpot cannot transmit Internet signal if you lack the necessary hardware, which is a router. On the other hand, if you have such a device, you will not need this suspicious software to set it up. The drivers that come together with the router are enough, so there is no point in installing EasyHotSpot. The lack of real functionality is the reason the developers of this adware may spread EasyHotSpot in bundles together with third-party freeware. This way, the PC users who do not pay attention during the installation process may load EasyHotSpot without knowing. If you wish to avoid such unpleasant surprises, you should use the 'Advanced' menu, which should allow you to deselect the unwanted applications easily. If you don't prevent the installation of this adware, you may notice unpleasant changes the next time you launch Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. EasyHotSpot may substitute your homepage with some low-quality search provider. You should abstain from using such platforms because their goal may be just to transfer you to partner pages. The questionable extension also may fill websites with many pop-ups, banners, interstitial ads, promotional videos, etc. The deals and coupons may be relevant to your searching history and the list of domains you have visited recently. However, you should be careful with these links as some of them may be corrupt and open harmful pages. EasyHotSpot may use a significant portion of the available resources so that you may notice sudden speed drops of the Internet connection or the operating speed. The suggested course of action is to use a dedicated security utility for the full removal of EasyHotSpot.

Technical Details

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathEasyHotspot.lnkHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\easyhotspot-installer_RASAPI32SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Tracing\easyhotspot-installer_RASMANCSSOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\EasyHotspotSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\EasyHotspotHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}EasyHotspot_is1

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%PROGRAMFILES%\EasyHotspot%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\EasyHotspot
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