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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 32 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 files.getsoftfree.com.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

Install Manager (signed by Install Manager)

Product:

HD Player

Description:

HD Player

Version:

2.0.72.0

MD5:

505fcfce8a5093b16aee57c800b15773

SHA-1:

76f05689be4f73e09a38bdac3f232425f94bf69b

SHA-256:

00b27b347d9b8e9f73bc68b191d40f1cfc993325f23dc61b6d94077475f657b4

Scanner detections:

32 / 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 11:55:37 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900

6532367

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Installer

2015.03.18

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.167.110

avast!

Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-150317

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3167

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

1.0.20.380

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.C

21446

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5407

9.0.1.076

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

8.15.03.17.11

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/S-227f52f6

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

5.13.68

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup (20).exe (Adware)

2015.6.23.20

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.13257

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2015.03.17.11

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F

5600.6823

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

16.0.0.228

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt

0.28.2.61519

Norman

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.930200.D

15.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.03.17.11

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5

3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge

15.3.17.23

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15315

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.12

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:

908.4 KB (930,200 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.72.0

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/11/2015 8:00:00 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:

9/4/2014 6:08:53 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:ys/Qg15lj80Dkk125RwWzUNtgjDXArK8L+y2fiUxp:ysQgNj8E2UW4Ajc28L+y2fiU

Entry address:

0x2A0750

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, E0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, 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:

7.8738

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

844 KB (864,256 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=ZhdXVpZD02YzFiMTkxZC1hMzFlLTQ0NTEtYmFhNS0xN2RiYWE0YzVhZTI&sid=XX&filename=setup

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