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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 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

HD Player

Description:

HD Player

Version:

2.0.4.97

MD5:

ca206b34d1fb43b91cd00dd08d2c623e

SHA-1:

79083f0d552b20a247fef54742c6fd5f47f6115d

SHA-256:

73f58452a239c54714d514f2bae5cb5ee2b4e02db8e024a27cc9577f4be5de3b

Scanner detections:

33 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

4/24/2024 4:01:59 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

804

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.09.18

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.137.70

avast!

Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140918

AVG

Generic_r

2015.0.3348

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957

1.0.20.1630

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-62

0.98/19073

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17934

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4858

9.0.1.0261

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957

8.14.11.22.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957

11.2014-22-11_7

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup.exe.exe (Adware)

2014.11.23.0

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.Malware

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11663

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3235

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.09.18.01

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957

15.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwanhi

0.28.0.58873

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.09.18.01

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F

14.9.18.1

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14916

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirAdInstaller

10353

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

27420

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.150

2.0.0.1798

File size:

841.4 KB (861,600 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.97

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/24/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 4:59:59 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:

2/19/2014 3:43:30 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:cnbRvkxDxXH8WMW5wf1ba48umgFcfvhe9:cnF8xxXMfsQmgFcxk

Entry address:

0x2670D0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 40, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, E5, 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:

7.8859

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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