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air5f0d.exe

HD Player

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application air5f0d.exe, “HD Player ” by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.getsoftfree.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.66.0

MD5:
b45f43f35fb6f6b54b0e1fc98e9f928f

SHA-1:
fd9545aee921b60dcb325ee85c8a01523b870fe3

SHA-256:
ec38e9bbf3721f0caece3a2886d6c1a61479d365c111652721cd60ceeea74eb5

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
4/24/2024 9:58:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.170.152

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
140813-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3363

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5407
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.9.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallManager
v2014.09.02.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.H
14.9.2.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14831

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
32210

File size:
907.9 KB (929,688 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.66.0

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}\appdata\local\temp\air5f0d.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Manager

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

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

Valid to:
8/11/2015 8:00:00 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:
8/29/2014 6:54:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NOvwGqD8p+bmfe0LBcZEtEl/D9sJePRwh:MyW+0exlb9sJePW

Entry address:
0x2A0590

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:
7.8745

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
844 KB (864,256 bytes)

The file air5f0d.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=2064808455&sid=104196&filename=Setup

http://dl01.faddmr.com/n/3.0.12/.../Setup.exe

http://dl01.faddmr.com/n/.../Setup.exe

http://flv.hs1dmr.com/aff_c?offer_id=44&aff_id=1002&url_id=72&aff_sub=1610497233

http://flv.hs3dmr.com/aff_c?offer_id=44&aff_id=1002&url_id=72&aff_sub=1610497233

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