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setup.exe

HD Player

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “HD Player ” by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from s.allfree-soft.com.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.76.0

MD5:
b4737b34badc31a73f153605f8cd113d

SHA-1:
17767e275aba31402c5d4d1538076c3cb04c09c3

SHA-256:
74fdab5c749d61999abb17b7cf850b7d9142e190cc2a6bf79b43935c185b9d42

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
11/5/2024 9:43:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
399

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.167.110

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160101

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2877

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.5

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5402
9.0.1.01

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
8.16.01.01.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.2016-01-01_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13257

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2016.01.01.05

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F
5600.6533

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
17.0.0.3

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt
0.28.2.61519

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.01.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.InstallManager.Installer (M)
16.1.1.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.151230

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.428
2.0.0.1900

File size:
909.4 KB (931,224 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.76.0

Copyright:
(c) Install Manager

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\setup.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:
9/12/2014 4:05:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:wQXz088WLzxDfgM1uylEjlISKfqrx0OGO31g7+F:TXzkWxMQlgI/fJOq6

Entry address:
0x2A0B60

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, 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:
7.8745

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
844 KB (864,256 bytes)

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

http://s.allfree-soft.com/stub/VSAFE/.../setup.exe

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