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Setup.exe

HD Player

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application Setup.exe 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.getsoftfree.com.
Publisher:
Install Manager  (signed and verified)

Product:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.56.0

MD5:
9254cafcbee2d88ae51817b7fcefad48

SHA-1:
2414aee844d593c3b9757221fd822e7580b1ef9a

SHA-256:
34af99e39c855e671a302d41f6a58f7760a17a337176c9e51c3206f429abe6ec

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:
4/25/2024 8:17:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
846

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.AirAdInstaller
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.167.110

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141012

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3324

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.1425

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-281
0.98/19502

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5401
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
8.14.10.12.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.2014-12-10_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.10.12.05

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F
5600.6980

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
15.0.0.855

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt
0.28.2.61519

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.2712984
14.10.12.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.10.12.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.F
14.10.12.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141010

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.428
2.0.0.1900

File size:
2.6 MB (2,712,984 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}\appdata\local\temp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Manager

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:
8/19/2014 11:29:30 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:h+PycZP40RdRiMva9WDmULZi0S0JeW/svWA8oG5A9j9MSuyzYp/ByUzNL2kjZqZD:h+Pjg0RdRixstLZi0S0JeW/svWApN9zL

Entry address:
0x186340

Entry point:
E8, 63, 98, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 50, 50, 63, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, EA, 98, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 85, C0, 74, 41, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, 82, 2E, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 58, 9B, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 2A, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, E7, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 64, 2E, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, DE, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 6C, 1E, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 10, 85, C9, 74, 1B, 8B, 45, 0C, 0F, B7, D0, 8B, C2...
 
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Entropy:
6.6032

Code size:
1.8 MB (1,845,760 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=2049506672&sid=104468&filename=Setup

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