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 download.bestpcfiles.com.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.83.0

MD5:
9d684423530abd685364b253f39420f1

SHA-1:
d1381f96d78c0995a67421d7ad715840f7db1049

SHA-256:
86bdacb94001b9219425bbba031393b44e1624e543fd98bd72a60ed5b16706bc

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/23/2024 4:36:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
369

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]
2014.9-160201

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r
2017.0.2847

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.AirAdInstaller
4.0.3.1621

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.160

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
9.0.1.032

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
8.16.02.01.09

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
11.2016-01-02_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
16.2.24

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
14.0.0.728

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2016.02.01.09

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F
5600.6503

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
17.0.0.96

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt
0.28.2.61519

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.20160201

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.918936
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.01.09

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.InstallManager.Installer (M)
16.2.1.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16130

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:
912.4 KB (934,296 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.83.0

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 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:
9/19/2014 11:28:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:s5jidBzc/kf2gs5VKq2w/Sa+/dxvrAuCmqNe4naobjq6BNhyFRR9HMQHnwU9x:s5ufuvg//vFePjTB8RR9HMQHn3n

Entry address:
0x2A24F0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, F0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, 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:
7.8733

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
848 KB (868,352 bytes)

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