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hd_player.exe

HD Player

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application hd_player.exe, “HD Player ” by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.bestpcfiles.com.

File name:

hd_player.exe

Publisher:

Install Manager (signed by Install Manager)

Product:

HD Player

Description:

HD Player

Version:

2.0.83.0

MD5:

a2f1c030883ca71f8400ac63776d23f6

SHA-1:

b8edc4ff45d711f93467534e587b9003391151c6

SHA-256:

bf8ae725a48bb6cf33b32d85aa133621c76a31d16dd08ad28d213a3b52c01a18

Scanner detections:

31 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

11/27/2024 9:46:25 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

860

AegisLab AV Signature

AdWare.W32.AirAdInstaller

2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Installer

2014.09.29

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.176.142

avast!

Win32:Adware-BZI [PUP]

2014.9-140928

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3338

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

1.0.20.1355

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-225

0.98/19476

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5492

9.0.1.0271

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

8.14.09.28.06

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-ad198980

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2014-28-09_1

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup.exe (Adware)

2014.12.9.18

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13550

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3184

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.09.28.07

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F

5600.6921

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

15.0.0.813

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.deblit

0.28.2.62440

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.918936

14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.12.09.01

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.InstallManager.J

14.9.28.6

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14926

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4665102

33624

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.509

2.0.0.1942

File size:

912.4 KB (934,296 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.83.0

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Adknowledge Fusion

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\hd_player.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Install Manager

Authority:

DigiCert Inc

Valid from:

8/6/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/11/2015 8:00:00 AM

Subject:

CN=Install Manager, O=Install Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:

06C0BBB90999729C33560EC18A203261

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

9/19/2014 12:28:49 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:b5jidBzc/kf2gs5VKq2w/Sa+/dxvrAuCmqNe4naobjq6BNhyFRR9HMQHnwU90:b5ufuvg//vFePjTB8RR9HMQHn3O

Entry address:

0x2A24F0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, F0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, E3, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.8733

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

848 KB (868,352 bytes)

The file hd_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.bestpcfiles.com/get/click/.../?uid=12766490121411343810&sid=137939&filename=HD_Player

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