home

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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. 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:
7caa1efe9c7b1efb5e51d57bed2c4190

SHA-1:
5b5fe2bd2aa07b54d8ac976922a9d2800cca54f9

SHA-256:
1dbe4e42d540430143c7ff9ff315165f8babd6a75df835c366500797003d20b0

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 '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:
11/5/2024 8:21:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)
16.7.7.1

File size:
1 MB (1,064,760 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}\appdata\local\temp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
7/11/2017 8:59:59 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 4:17:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5M1iy9cN7tjk3XUnyAmkx3B6jHcDxVX2CI7ZSeo+Q:u1iy9SpjX8i6GD2CcSeS

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...
 
[+]

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=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTEmY2lwaWQ9MTUwOTA0MCZjaXNpZD1CMzk4MTJDNEQ3NTc2NjMzMTY0MzgxMzk5MyZjaXJpZD1CMzk4MTJDNEQ3NTc2NjM0MTM0OTMzMTYzMyZzbGlkPTAmc3ViaWQ9MTAwMyZjaXVpZD0tMjE1OTY4MTYzMzU0ODIyNTAxJnNvPTEmY3JpZD0yMDgyMTU4JmV4Y2lkPTIyJm1tdD0tMSZvc2lkPTUzMyZjbnRyeT0yOSZjaWNtcD0yNTg1NTgmY3U0PTkmcHViaWQ9OTQwMA==&sid=xx&filename=Setup

Remove Setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.