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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.

File name:

hd_player.exe

Publisher:

Install Manager (signed by Install Manager)

Product:

HD Player

Description:

HD Player

Version:

2.0.56.0

MD5:

ed586b63292754f0d410834b659ab642

SHA-1:

71e4637881e82566e0d487384846074563dfb10b

SHA-256:

b1d9e4f520f8ec4004736589c01910df5b89639d1d0c88e340e8cc5d0e592950

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 '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:

4/26/2024 12:38:02 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

373

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]

2014.9-160128

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r

2017.0.2851

Baidu Antivirus

PUA.Win32.AirAdInstaller

4.0.3.16128

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

1.0.20.140

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

9.0.1.028

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

8.16.01.28.08

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

11.2016-28-01_5

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

14.0.0.748

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2016.01.28.08

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F

5600.6507

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

17.0.0.84

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt

0.28.2.61519

Norman

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

11.20160128

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.918936

14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

16.01.28.08

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5

1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Adknowledge.InstallManager.Installer (M)

16.1.28.8

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16126

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

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:

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:

8/19/2014 12:29:30 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:tl8MdhuJy9Z1ARjpQ4kvoCHCr21oUQAh5UcyHBWGktXE46SAjKvHWDialK6+oUdX:tl8MdwyzXHvH0cuBytmVD7K6+pdCfWv

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8742

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

832 KB (851,968 bytes)

The file hd_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://downloads.updatersoft.com/get/click/.../?uid=ZmdXVpZD0wNDk1YTA2Ni00NDUzLTQzOTYtODk3YS1hOTc5MzAzYjJmZWQ&sid=123&filename=HD_Player

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