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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 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.16.0

MD5:
afdd17a5396943611638baab8c20960d

SHA-1:
ad1f76b833a82f7656db41aa1c47f1568c5c3b2b

SHA-256:
dee2fceb23314341a4badc8b342731d012f558a6d145f0a8af34389f052ae4ab

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
4/26/2024 6:13:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
918

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.07.31

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.144.196

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140731

AVG
Potentially harmful program Skodna.Downloader
2015.0.3396

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
1.0.20.1060

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-62
0.98/19310

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18150

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5245
9.0.1.0212

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
8.14.07.31.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.D.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.AirInstall
11.2014-31-07_5

G Data
Application.Bundler.AirInstall
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of software update.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.20

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11847

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.3476

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.07.31.05

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
15.0.0.636

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwjiid
0.28.0.59492

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773032
14.07.07.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.31.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14729

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
10450

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.157
2.0.0.1809

File size:
755.9 KB (774,048 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.16.0

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller

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 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:
6/27/2014 4:49:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:BCgTBURd2JuJQHGlwst1QB9eyGgrsa3/JhKrnqCsNaUu64xzvReZX4KjNE:BNKftOreyLernDweRiImNE

Entry address:
0x25C418

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9357

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,733,632 bytes)

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