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Setup.exe

HD Player

Download Manager

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application Setup.exe by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.pcfilehelp.com.
Publisher:
Download Manager  (signed and verified)

Product:
HD Player

Version:
2.5.0.24

MD5:
0c9e434ac2ea3b78d8262c75896879a9

SHA-1:
111608295e3cc82bc39be96c7e28417032c72034

SHA-256:
157604d756b8c07d38919dddda5654194afbcbac7ce59b06eed75f70b8cc00f7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 11:20:05 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.7.17.15

File size:
1 MB (1,064,744 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.24

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/9/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/11/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, O=Download Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6771A39C2739AF7082C1C8D8234BB168

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/22/2014 2:17:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jM1iy9cN7tjk3XUnyAmkx3B6jHcDxVX2CI7ZSeons:I1iy9SpjX8i6GD2CcSef

Entry address:
0x345A40

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, DB, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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

http://files.pcfilehelp.com/v1.5/click/.../?uid=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTEmY2lwaWQ9MTUwOTA0MCZjaXNpZD01ODEyQzQ4MjEwMTU4MjExOTcwMzUyNDAwJmNpcmlkPTU4MTJDNDgyMTAxNTgyMjEyNzEyMTk5NDEmc2xpZD0wJnN1YmlkPTEwMDMmY2l1aWQ9LTk3MTM1NTE2OTQ4ODYwMzkzOSZzbz0xJmNyaWQ9MjA4MjE1OCZleGNpZD0yMiZtbXQ9LTEmb3NpZD01MzMmY250cnk9MjkmY2ljbXA9MjU4NTU4JmN1ND05JnB1YmlkPTk0MDA=&sid=xx&filename=Setup

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