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 30 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 files.getsoftfree.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.56.0

MD5:
a30ea21eb58c58f106e6b2fd74000e2b

SHA-1:
993a964ab9f8cd3789b8a1408355f048c9dfff29

SHA-256:
811d0652439efe48409c93037f2ed3872190caac2f52a6f017ab0cdf35983eff

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
12/28/2024 10:16:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
866

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.178.86

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140921

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3344

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
1.0.20.1320

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-225
0.98/19411

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5401
9.0.1.0264

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
8.14.09.21.12

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
11.2014-21-09_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.3.20

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13676

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.2852

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.09.21.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F
5600.7000

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
15.0.0.792

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.deblit
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.918936
14.10.14.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.21.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.F
14.9.21.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14919

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4665102
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.509
2.0.0.1955

File size:
897.4 KB (918,936 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.56.0

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:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/6/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 9:00:00 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:
8/19/2014 1:29:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Bl8MdhuJy9Z1ARjpQ4kvoCHCr21oUQAh5UcyHBWGktXE46SAjKvHWDialK6+oUdQ:Bl8MdwyzXHvH0cuBytmVD7K6+pdCfWu

Entry address:
0x297BE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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

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