hd_player.exe

HD Player

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application hd_player.exe, “HD Player ” by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 36 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.updatersoft.com.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.56.0

MD5:
36f0790ab88b678bdac5eb6ea883b6a3

SHA-1:
0d7e6b08dc400a3a2b702283f6b3de88f720fcc0

SHA-256:
e59da32d208528d5149dcf3fd6522f4a2c1354126561c2e77e47da72753961a7

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
4/24/2024 11:40:48 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
383

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.AirAdInstaller
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.09.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.176.142

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160118

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r
2017.0.2861

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.AirAdInstaller
4.0.3.16118

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.90

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-225
0.98/20113

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.C
21220

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5407
9.0.1.018

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
8.16.01.18.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-ad198980
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-18-01_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.800

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2016.01.18.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F
5600.6517

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
17.0.0.54

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt
0.28.2.61519

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.20160118

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.918936
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.18.12

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.InstallManager.Installer (M)
16.1.18.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16116

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.11

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.UVJOZfB
37.0.11379

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.509
2.0.0.1942

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\hd_player.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/6/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 9:00:00 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 1:29:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Al8MdhuJy9Z1ARjpQ4kvoCHCr21oUQAh5UcyHBWGktXE46SAjKvHWDialK6+oUdt:Al8MdwyzXHvH0cuBytmVD7K6+pdCfWt

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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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