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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. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.pcfilehelp.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.88.0

MD5:
a0e5e06b96bdcd5d59490716df6e16f0

SHA-1:
408177bf625c4b90be33faaccc9f88f437de764d

SHA-256:
8560c66d1ccc75aa7e53cc0509b7ddd0711b8a6c1299a06f716de11efd53c1e4

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 1:41:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.163396
6330886

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2015.01.10

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.167.110

avast!
Win32:Adware-BZI [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3234

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.45

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirInstaller.CEBE
20657

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5533
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.163396
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-a607985a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.163396
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.01.09.04

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F
5600.6890

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
16.0.0.27

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt
0.28.2.61519

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.938392
15.01.09.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.09.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.F
15.1.9.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15107

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.09

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:
916.4 KB (938,392 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.88.0

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 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:
10/16/2014 3:57:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:mJnav4dbkHXlQTlACio/uyy5150XxiRE/m:mav48X+TlAfUoteF/

Entry address:
0x2A5420

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 5D, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, 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:
7.8729

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
852 KB (872,448 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://download.pcfilehelp.com/get/click/.../?uid=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTEmY2lwaWQ9MTUwOTAwMCZjaXNpZD1DNUQ4MkZGM0UyMjcxNjYxMTM1MjQwNDgyNCZjaXJpZD1DNUQ4MkZGM0UyMjcxNjYyMjc1NTE2OTU2JnNsaWQ9MCZzdWJpZD0xMDA5JmNpdWlkPS01MDMzNjc3MDkxMzA5Mzk2NTU3JnNvPTEmY3JpZD0yMDgyMTg4JmV4Y2lkPTIyJm1tdD0tMSZvc2lkPTUzNSZjbnRyeT0yMjcmY2ljbXA9MjU4MjI4JmN1ND05JnB1YmlkPTkzMDA=&sid=9300-1009&filename=Setup

http://cdn.download-video-free.com/download/.../?software=MediaDownloader&name=Setup.exe&no_cache=de59a38f413f756537a5f594a2b3683c1698710ee1

http://cdn.download-video-free.com/.../setup.exe

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