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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 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
HiDef Media Player

Version:
2.0.3.88

MD5:
5c326011938c07d703b22b4b15b2a73b

SHA-1:
680c32c65ee7364c374acdb9f78f3b0e710fb6af

SHA-256:
9b8817f723b4aaf72883d88099f5b358d2289a588aea0f895cf87e8c7596b953

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
12/26/2024 1:10:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.07.29

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirInst.2556
7.11.152.50

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140729

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2015.0.3399

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
18377

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1167
9.0.1.0210

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of update.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwfgel
0.28.0.59921

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.1115272.B
14.06.13.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.07.29.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
7.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14727

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
29732

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.8
2.0.0.1806

File size:
1.1 MB (1,115,272 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.88

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 7:59:59 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:
4/18/2013 4:15:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:P7DPsK0AySW3/0ACrQSdLCgTH3f2xHfD9u8AXzzbTe2:P7DPsK0Lsb0aTv29fpzAfbR

Entry address:
0x24D440

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, EB, 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:
7.7645

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
1 MB (1,097,728 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://trk.airinstaller.com/get/click/.../?uid=2014Db1OlWtJs5Ko1ZvwR61utleB000.&sid=27423

http://www.media970.com/.../imhtl2HKfJyQZWzEXsp6w41haZxknqmXkWFtmI2cfp2RZJiYX6SBlw?dp=A6551522_P4586108_V225977842_RMiami_S0_C19626609_B0&dp2=8iV4DUG7LABxeisBAAAAAH9rTQAAAAAAAgAAAAYAAAAAAP8AAAAGFZ3ZRAAAAAAAfPpFAAAAAADi92MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCJBUAAAAAAAIAAwAAgD8A2FO-JD4BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=,eJyzMC4KMDINTM.1iE.0CjU1dXNKyiosyDTxLgr0NrYscsvPcdQFAM.HC2M=&dp3=Usource_url_hidden

http://ad.yieldmanager.com/clk?3,eJydTduOgjAU.Bre1NgWsITsQ5XFXSOuGl0jLxsuxVYUFMr167eIcd930pzMnDMzBcikOlIRBmGkBRgboW8CRKHqU2DgaDA2TRMYSMUamAww.1at.XyyJNOa8nxKOnwY2W5Depy6cez5GndzbrvI3T7P0fpm98ziBnTI.zGbLab7J.8kpJJfW5jwLR0uLHX6sln7sXtm3N3tq-XhXVvNN8LZ2ReHA-5aBCwPK76ygnp1doAzP9Zfm1fybTBgQtwURBRoy1dV1ShJsyqPRTkK0qtc0atPw9GNSZMdKMgqmxvN4BCyH51P6sLQFKhXPBRM3nR9LBWj.MSElCrspFeINBde1m1EVlC5EjGQ4kTvIG1F3MQNuJR3TyS4bC9tqkANRtGlPTPhnYv7NcpwLO4yp6HwEYYyDLkfpUX98J78pK0S7HHaeHGDo7LQs74kv4YojhMa8hQVfwVIFhh5zfKGB7.tmqOd,

http://ad.adorika.com/clk?3,eJydTduOgjAU.Bre1NgWsITsQ5XFXSOuGl0jLxsuxVYUFMr167eIcd930pzMnDMzBcikOlIRBmGkBRgboW8CRKHqU2DgaDA2TRMYSMUamAww.1at.XyyJNOa8nxKOnwY2W5Depy6cez5GndzbrvI3T7P0fpm98ziBnTI.zGbLab7J.8kpJJfW5jwLR0uLHX6sln7sXtm3N3tq-XhXVvNN8LZ2ReHA-5aBCwPK76ygnp1doAzP9Zfm1fybTBgQtwURBRoy1dV1ShJsyqPRTkK0qtc0atPw9GNSZMdKMgqmxvN4BCyH51P6sLQFKhXPBRM3nR9LBWj.MSElCrspFeINBde1m1EVlC5EjGQ4kTvIG1F3MQNuJR3TyS4bC9tqkANRtGlPTPhnYv7NcpwLO4yp6HwEYYyDLkfpUX98J78pK0S7HHaeHGDo7LQs74kv4YojhMa8hQVfwVIFhh5zfKGB7.tmqOd,

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