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 31 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 download.ez-downloads.com.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.79.0

MD5:
3f6c774f4ee02bc612e98e6fe6a4c59b

SHA-1:
7b92d1a5eab06fdce329f9a8a3d8bd67f83e781e

SHA-256:
0291daf8dd0c1e367f0d3587bec49546f1790d8f81a81dc29189e2ed6d2dd47a

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/23/2024 9:02:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
863

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.AirAdInstaller
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.09.29

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.176.142

avast!
Win32:Adware-BZI [PUP]
2014.9-140924

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3341

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
1.0.20.1335

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-225
0.98/19476

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5436
9.0.1.0267

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
8.14.09.24.12

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
11.2014-24-09_4

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.6.10

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13550

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.2839

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.09.24.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F
5600.6997

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
15.0.0.801

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.deblit
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.918936
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.24.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.F
14.9.24.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14922

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4665102
33624

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.509
2.0.0.1942

File size:
910.4 KB (932,248 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.79.0

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:

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:
9/17/2014 1:08:08 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:++NuDXsSR0k0f4JfzN1rVCKv0HQE7ldRY84jxXxQAp:HuDX7B0AKKv0H9dRY8sX

Entry address:
0x2A0DF0

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:
7.8735

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.

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