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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 36 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:

9d684423530abd685364b253f39420f1

SHA-1:

d1381f96d78c0995a67421d7ad715840f7db1049

SHA-256:

86bdacb94001b9219425bbba031393b44e1624e543fd98bd72a60ed5b16706bc

Scanner detections:

36 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

11/27/2024 9:30:26 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

369

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!

Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-160201

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r

2017.0.2847

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.AirAdInstaller

4.0.3.1621

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

1.0.20.160

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-225

0.98/20113

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.C

21220

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5407

9.0.1.032

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

8.16.02.01.09

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-ad198980

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2016-01-02_2

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus

not-a-virus:AdWare.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13257

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.728

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2016.02.01.09

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F

5600.6503

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

17.0.0.96

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt

0.28.2.61519

Norman

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

11.20160201

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.918936

14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

16.02.01.09

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5

2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge.InstallManager.Installer (M)

16.2.1.9

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16130

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.11

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.UVJOZfB

37.0.11379

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4784938

32210

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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/11/2015 7:00:00 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 11:28:49 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:s5jidBzc/kf2gs5VKq2w/Sa+/dxvrAuCmqNe4naobjq6BNhyFRR9HMQHnwU9x:s5ufuvg//vFePjTB8RR9HMQHn3n

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... 
[+]

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=u4a26ce4652dc73955017d0a6ea&sid=297738&filename=HD_Player

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