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setup.exe

HD Player

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for HD Player. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from HD Player. The application setup.exe, “HD Player ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager 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:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.38.0

MD5:
7456f16d9b535f36a8996d0f35674396

SHA-1:
001f19b96b5d49f5a44eca458dadc87af2e90e0f

SHA-256:
7880e3cb9c4f1a11398574559963e6c482a4771a04d0ffa87119d54efa3eadda

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/20/2024 1:01:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.D
868

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AgentCV.A.3144
7.11.145.44

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140919

AVG
BundleApp_r.D
2015.0.3346

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.D
1.0.20.1310

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airinstaller
0.98/19392

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18162

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5348
9.0.1.0262

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.D.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
11.2014-19-09_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of air6c8a.exe (Adware)
2014.11.29.7

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11873

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.3227

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.09.19.02

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.D
15.0.0.786

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwgpbr
0.28.0.59492

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.09.19.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
14.9.19.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14917

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirAdInstaller
10350

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
AirAdInstaller
28580

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.371
2.0.0.1927

File size:
759.9 KB (778,144 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.38.0

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/30/2014 8:01:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kp4xDfr5AsTKV4gZMjHkU+aNiRqtvQ9N0gYzj9+TAYrUaGRrBNvEuAgVaRdLuVsx:kpIDPTY48Mr5wqt48gYxmUas1NvEuAgG

Entry address:
0x264418

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,762,304 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://downloads.updatersoft.com/get/click/.../?uid=NR10EvnbyG&sid=64369301

http://p0pzz.instante.thrillairplane.eu/AIRmediaplayercpaBR.html

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