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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 28 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:
2.0.78.0

MD5:
20caaa68fd5ccd98e476d3fb55248796

SHA-1:
a715ef8e5c0841d61c05749c1c4d9c4bbd602ce5

SHA-256:
3d7021e80ba9395e2608a330febeab67d7762c7057a42705fc42e96b1b8cce4d

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/26/2024 11:03:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
5843186

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!
Win32:Adware-BZI [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3279

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
1.0.20.1650

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-225
0.98/19476

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5436
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
9.0.0.4570

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
11.2014-26-11_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
14.11.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13550

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.11.26.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
15.0.0.990

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.deblit
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.918936
14.10.02.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.J
14.11.26.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141124

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4665102
33624

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.509
2.0.0.1942

File size:
910.4 KB (932,248 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.78.0

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:
Install Manager

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/7/2013 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 5:00:00 PM

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:
9/17/2014 1:56:58 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:AYIfbMy0Y1nSje18ofNxb/H4bICRZbt3xIciee:+My91ny3+NK

Entry address:
0x2A0C40

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:
7.8725

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
844 KB (864,256 bytes)

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