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 20 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:
2.0.31.0

MD5:
da69bde956a17a1912d91b4fe0e40196

SHA-1:
d8ac73260fbd17953aadc77d5ca0411187794bfd

SHA-256:
a013e6672ddaf09f74a515e48a33cdad931c6e34c3424624e30cb490c89c31fc

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
12/25/2024 12:32:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/AirInstaller.F
7.11.183.24

avast!
Malware-gen
141025-0

AVG
Airsoftware
2015.0.3300

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-122
0.98/19586

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirInstaller.JSUE
19994

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5326
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-44501bf3
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13888

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.11.04.04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.776096.B
14.11.04.01

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.K
14.11.4.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141102

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4848734
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.365
2.0.0.1975

File size:
757.9 KB (776,096 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.31.0

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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 6:59:59 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:
7/23/2014 7:16:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Rct0712exSxrFxc7+q+I3weiHVki/umB9G6cJc1yqrqQc058yZBWxugXjG:RT73xurFxcKq+v6i/um6m1bxeySQgzG

Entry address:
0x25E418

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9365

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,739,776 bytes)

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