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 37 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.12.0

MD5:
d3f899b84f71c6b5e570bd63b1c04ec7

SHA-1:
d437f9c3fde50265098c5761788e0d3c86978533

SHA-256:
63a762fde34631ac6b1bd97faace5aa520fa7ff49b4a4e881d4d41252c104697

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/25/2024 6:01:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.A
376

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirInstaller
2014.07.24

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AgentCV.A.6399
7.11.151.18

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-160124

AVG
Potentially harmful program Skodna.Downloader
2017.0.2854

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.AirAdInstaller
4.0.3.16124

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.A
1.0.20.120

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-3
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18313

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5326
9.0.1.024

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148443
8.16.01.24.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1819587
1/24/2016

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.D.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
11.2016-24-01_1

G Data
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12626

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.767

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2016.01.24.04

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.A
17.0.0.72

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz
0.28.0.60577

Norman
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.B
11.20160124

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773024.B
14.07.20.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.24.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.24.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16122

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
9366

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.PPFFWSD
37.0.11502

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.205
2.0.0.1847

File size:
755.9 KB (774,048 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.12.0

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:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 8:59:59 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:
6/11/2014 5:21:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:HUADbBZd+lzDO1bw45bjcbInkydEMtoGGgNQLitkVNws9dIRyhFZ89AoVkzeCBm/:HUcnd0PO1lb4ZSE5Xetbs9TFPE2MHf

Entry address:
0x25C418

Entry point:
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,733,632 bytes)

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

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