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setup.exe

HD Player

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for HD 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 HD Player. The application setup.exe, “HD Player ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.48.0

MD5:
a03c1908bbc4d734fe460f5c2e065336

SHA-1:
be455c314feb778d7f7414e4b44d5ebaca5c960a

SHA-256:
5db7f5482f4251bb6feec52656e1d219a415f76ada27739b1e087fafea9a8441

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/23/2024 2:49:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
865

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/AirInstaller.F
7.11.183.24

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140922

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r
2015.0.3343

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Zusy.104506
1.0.20.1325

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-142
0.98/19588

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
19994

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5379
9.0.1.0265

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.104506
8.14.09.22.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-1d909266
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Zusy.104506
11.2014-22-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Zusy.104506
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of ce7f.tmp (Adware)
2014.12.4.20

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13888

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.3212

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.09.22.02

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Zusy.104506
15.0.0.795

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.ddtina
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.922016.B
14.11.04.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.22.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.K
14.9.22.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14920

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34510

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.413
2.0.0.1975

File size:
900.4 KB (922,016 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.48.0

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller

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}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 5:59:59 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:
8/12/2014 1:02:07 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:AdcvGletz11DmeoctJacoE4T/uHeoILWNqaLuXQG:F591Z2cKcdAuHe9WnLud

Entry address:
0x297CC0

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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Entropy:
7.8742

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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