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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from mbttd.com.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.75.0

MD5:
f4fc3fbc084eea763964f23337e61719

SHA-1:
e5fea15fee9a52da88dd80cf6dee195fede7409b

SHA-256:
9f15dd900da617e3c6e9b5832d0f385319289ac304bcb783b79237ac4e5093bc

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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 5:17:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.8.5.6

File size:
908.4 KB (930,200 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.75.0

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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 7:00:00 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:
9/10/2014 1:32:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Hf8+jbHxICTU4QK3szWvvf58qpmwSx63fdZxuI:HRPyCoUdv5RD9u

Entry address:
0x2A07E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, 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:
7.8747

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://mbttd.com/engine/.../cxc3VwcGx5X3BsYXRmb3JtX2FjY291bnRfaWQ9NDA1JnN1cHBseV9wbGF0Zm9ybV9pZD00NzUmbGluZV9pdGVtX2lkPTcxNjI?ext_click_id=w5Pz2b5EzBQWcL5joHegRCqmLSd1jb5BZZ4qif9Sa9mPtBpfxjX769rMK_hd75VCbr5BEwCJbJB9OlXy8pMaek5OekuDu504F_BvPm6AA5fQMeee9W-gVdGav7d2XlDPZHxjMejesYmO1A6SCj1MM-mQEGsSYPMx0GUG76yJTIjvswkm9PS8hefc3SpEp95p7lAm89MXE_v10yIZPdI1OLJnqgi1ozI05l9R0fu3844FKvNvfSfudewFEAiFkkAPIecMj8WZ48xgETTOt0ioNsnjK1OIAdLMU51Jdjq4PTNWr5dzM88PD4ca7mjjWyAqJNU-akUq3HiTAsURUNkKiPi99ohW5F-T_537_LlpnTOWp_SMjBBTXdF5Im-9Xw&sub_id_1=MATad2knew

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