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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 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.updatesoftnow.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.54.0

MD5:
58cbc9b2dd6193bc1172c2f623099da5

SHA-1:
b099859c69877faa2bc32856b3bdd901adc8bed2

SHA-256:
d2f30434d7b9df21340ebd641ad66ef86dd59119eeb31b194faf9d71c9470de1

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/19/2024 2:03:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.167.110

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140818

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3378

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5379
9.0.1.0230

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.08.18.07

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F
5600.7034

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt
0.28.2.61519

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.F
14.8.18.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14816

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
32210

File size:
897.4 KB (918,936 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.54.0

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:
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:
8/18/2014 4:45:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Sy747LK8BM6a/ENjQmliBP+t/AwOF2oIdOZlVjThn15H+WtJCSTtO/+sFGI30S8t:SxK/60iD/w3BXH+WtJjtO/+sYIRLQnj

Entry address:
0x297B30

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, 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:
7.8734

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://downloads.updatesoftnow.com/get/click/.../?uid=Ym89MSZjaXBpZD0xNTA5MDAwJmNpc2lkPURGMzVGQzkzRUYxOTExMTE0MzAxMjEzODAmY2lyaWQ9REYzNUZDOTNFRjE5MTEyMTE0OTQwNTUzOCZzbGlkPTAmc3ViaWQ9NTcyMCZjaXVpZD0tMjMwOTc4Mzk0NDU2NzA2ODgwNiZzbz0xJmNyaWQ9MjA4MjE4OCZleGNpZD0yMiZtbXQ9LTEmY250cnk9MjI3JmNpY21wPTI1ODIyOCZwdWJpZD05MDIw&filename=Setup

http://dlp.cloudsvr46.com/tv2/151/Setup/560/.../EGfXTDYf

http://ttb.mediaplayerinstaller.com/download/request/.../UD79NFnL?PubID=[VALUE]&subid=2406542168

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