setup.exe

HiDef Media Player

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “HiDef Media 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
HiDef Media Player

Description:
HiDef Media Player

Version:
2.0.56.0

MD5:
f357173ca421885416af204d191c833b

SHA-1:
28305a65a9ec8dcf1147db7292d46df348af1dd4

SHA-256:
19a07a9ee77366bf82407aa2db35b041238c1e480a99f4b80f9ea6e969085a07

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 '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:
4/25/2024 7:09:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
865

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.178.86

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140922

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3344

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.AirAdInstaller
4.0.3.14922

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
1.0.20.1325

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-225
0.98/19414

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5401
9.0.1.0265

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-ad198980
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-22-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.4.16

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13676

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.2848

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.09.22.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
15.0.0.795

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.deblit
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.918936
14.10.14.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.F
14.9.22.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14920

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4665102
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.509
2.0.0.1955

File size:
897.4 KB (918,944 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:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

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

Valid to:
8/11/2015 7:00:00 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:
8/19/2014 11:29:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:fl8MdhuJy9Z1ARjpQ4kvoCHCr21oUQAh5UcyHBWGktXE46SAjKvHWDialK6+oUdF:fl8MdwyzXHvH0cuBytmVD7K6+pdCfWHD

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...
 
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Entropy:
7.8743

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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