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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. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.56.0

MD5:
0ac5a8cf7827a0600e3203bdaa1d4ce0

SHA-1:
e105d23c6ff60454f11002c91699d3fe8c9aba16

SHA-256:
4979ff4858b7cc9c935a3c008450977a7db36d67b5aada2ec75ab3412f2e9a7e

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 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:
12/29/2024 12:26:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
843

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

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3321

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
1.0.20.1435

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5401
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-ad198980
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-14-10_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
14.10.24

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
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.10.14.08

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
15.0.0.861

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.deblit
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.918936
14.10.14.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.K
14.10.14.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141012

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:
Install Manager

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/6/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 5:00:00 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 9:29:30 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gl8MdhuJy9Z1ARjpQ4kvoCHCr21oUQAh5UcyHBWGktXE46SAjKvHWDialK6+oUdT:gl8MdwyzXHvH0cuBytmVD7K6+pdCfWL

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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Entropy:
7.8742

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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