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setup.exe

HiDef Media Player

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for HiDef Media 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 HiDef Media Player. The application setup.exe 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. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
HiDef Media Player

Version:
2.0.3.83

MD5:
98bbdaa612bb98e4833365d9c67c3c00

SHA-1:
83afa66929990a88bb6b61677df1c0345f6e2e20

SHA-256:
08825a024834bc0e88362c17294eb04c7ec855ca1333f835bb557bba002bcfd9

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 11:03:26 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
396

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
16.01.05

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.149.242

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160105

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2017.0.2874

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.25

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-67
0.98/20542

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
18280

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1167
9.0.1.05

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.16.01.05.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-05-01_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12095

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.863

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2016.01.05.08

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
17.0.0.15

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cxhlas
0.28.0.60253

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
11.20160105

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.1115272.B
14.07.01.02

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
16.01.05.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.5.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16103

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
AirInstaller
29252

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.9
2.0.0.1789

File size:
1.1 MB (1,111,176 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.83

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AirInstaller.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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 7:59:59 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:
4/11/2013 11:52:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rxrM3Trj6v+IXMJlI6fjrbA9yAgliZuT0VjBU11F1wJBniQEwF39LJ:rxrMjSZcM6uMl2u4BU/F1eiQp3r

Entry address:
0x24B4B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, EC, 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, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.7622

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
1 MB (1,093,632 bytes)

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

http://install.version-upgrades.com/get/click/.../?filename=Setup

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