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setup.exe

HiDef Media Player

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for HiDef Media Player. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from HiDef Media Player. The application setup.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager 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.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller Inc. (signed by Air Software)

Product:

HiDef Media Player

Version:

2.0.3.50

MD5:

ff0158ee7761c2c62514638779172e9d

SHA-1:

209075293029e568db4024f785e656098fdeb0a9

SHA-256:

0034556993152dc7e0a99ac8606a9f1d2e6f03f9e117a87baef777c3e764a49e

Scanner detections:

33 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

11/2/2024 1:40:53 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

396

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

16.01.05

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

7.11.149.242

avast!

PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-160105

AVG

Adware Generic_r

2017.0.2874

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

1.0.20.25

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-67

0.98/20542

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

18280

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1167

9.0.1.05

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.16.01.05.10

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A.gen

v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2016-05-01_3

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.Malware

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.12095

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.863

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2016.01.05.10

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

17.0.0.15

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cxhlas

0.28.0.60253

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

11.20160105

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.1115272.B

14.07.01.02

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

16.01.05.10

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)

16.1.5.10

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16103

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

AirInstaller

29252

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.9

2.0.0.1789

File size:

1 MB (1,094,736 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.3.50

Original file name:

AirInstaller.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:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/24/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, 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:

3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/1/2013 3:53:49 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:JcTF2pPvabapZFuLlh3F4QxcNqPZhVcnfpd50O/z7+YBgLI:+ApnabapZsRR6QvZhIrSCKYB

Entry address:

0x241090

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, B0, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, EC, 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, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75... 
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Entropy:

7.7640

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

1 MB (1,077,248 bytes)

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

http://trk.airinstaller.com/get/click/.../?uid=20154B3mdSFnJDrU1j2svX1ubGQX000.

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