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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, “HD Player ” by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.getsoftfree.com.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.56.0

MD5:
24443e9bf98506ddbb5a1a9bea0cbede

SHA-1:
40cb79556cd52925e3d5062b079c33fb3181e368

SHA-256:
94d1ae3c8e804aa680bcba538b8c9a0ce7397df4b42bffed09f8dd2a72532ea6

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/26/2024 6:11:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.167.110

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140824

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3373

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5401
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.08.24.11

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F
5600.7029

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt
0.28.2.61519

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.F
14.8.24.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14822

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
32210

File size:
897.4 KB (918,936 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}\downloads\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):
12288:Vl8MdhuJy9Z1ARjpQ4kvoCHCr21oUQAh5UcyHBWGktXE46SAjKvHWDialK6+oUdD:Vl8MdwyzXHvH0cuBytmVD7K6+pdCfWb

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:
7.8742

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=2049748742&sid=104196&filename=Setup

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