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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 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.pcfreefiles.com.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.59.0

MD5:
46cbda28a21d4cd99cb09673c6145f65

SHA-1:
a68f2f65049f23236702b6fd43831ba25469fd5d

SHA-256:
9fa7233cd427c68551a9a0d271ad4091e6e6c1742f37ec84177c7b1690190f3f

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
1/13/2025 4:08:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
420

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.167.110

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-151211

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2898

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.1725

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5402
9.0.1.0345

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
8.15.12.11.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.2015-11-12_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13257

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.12.11.11

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F
5600.6554

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
16.0.0.1035

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt
0.28.2.61519

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.11.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.InstallManager.Installer (M)
15.12.11.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.151209

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

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:
907.4 KB (929,176 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.59.0

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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 6:00:00 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:
8/22/2014 12:57:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UC70G5seguPAIvosCHWiCxGRp2k+KQsMc:UC7INBI8/sGNQsM

Entry address:
0x29F2B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, 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:
7.8733

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=ZxdXVpZD02YjhlNTllMy02NzhlLTRhMmQtYWEwNS1jYWVjYjk1Y2ExYWE&sid=XX&filename=setup

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