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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 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.pcfreefiles.com.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

Install Manager (signed by Install Manager)

Product:

HD Player

Description:

HD Player

Version:

2.0.79.0

MD5:

41ea7240a0dc00e1a9a9af5202607d79

SHA-1:

3ac703224e9b0306377b8ed56e18e9f6891f42aa

SHA-256:

73d58d680755300f7f9c968fda053bcd7fff1b5ec86236fcfbded374bdcf2138

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 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:

11/23/2024 7:11:57 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

869

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]

2014.9-140918

AVG

Generic

2015.0.3347

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

1.0.20.1305

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-225

0.98/19476

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5436

9.0.1.0261

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

8.14.09.18.09

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

11.2014-18-09_5

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of hd_player.exe (Adware)

2014.11.26.13

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

14.0.0.2888

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.09.18.09

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F

5600.7003

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

15.0.0.783

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

14.09.18.09

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.InstallManager.F

14.9.18.21

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14916

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:

910.4 KB (932,248 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.79.0

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\setup.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:

9/17/2014 1:08:08 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:T+NuDXsSR0k0f4JfzN1rVCKv0HQE7ldRY84jxXxQAu:SuDX7B0AKKv0H9dRY8sX

Entry address:

0x2A0DF0

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:

7.8735

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://download.pcfreefiles.com/get/click/.../?uid=Z0dXVpZD05N2ZmNzMzMi0xMjJhLTRkZDAtOGM2OC1iYzE1YWI2NzY0NjA&sid=XX&filename=setup

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