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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 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.28.0

MD5:
48ddcf31f2d99ddb8188db735ada01c6

SHA-1:
b59466a4d838a88111ce6b4e42c3712f98e5fc96

SHA-256:
a339623f5863eb8db76ee76306b3ff773c02e355e5dd38a0b5575eef29264c55

Scanner detections:
35 / 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 5:05:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.AirInstaller.A
868

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.137.118

avast!
Win32:Installer-L [PUP]
2014.9-140919

AVG
Generic_r
2015.0.3346

Bitdefender
Adware.AirInstaller.A
1.0.20.1310

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-62
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17825

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5303
9.0.1.0262

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.151495
8.14.09.19.02

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
Adware.AirInstaller.A
11.2014-19-09_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of software_updater.exe (Adware)
2014.11.29.7

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.3227

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.09.19.02

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!4725EE78DBF4
5600.6932

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.AirInstaller.A
15.0.0.786

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbyev
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.09.19.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
14.9.19.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14917

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
10350

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
26712

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.214
2.0.0.1852

File size:
757.9 KB (776,096 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.28.0

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 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 8:59:59 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:
7/18/2014 3:51:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MaQkL2cZQBOWYeG21nQrFUjL31bi7u2OFtz1WqIepCBheVjhMfAHTPow+Riyt7q2:MduKBOWYFuQrFO5yupzzFpjnzPRIzqGd

Entry address:
0x25E418

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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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,739,776 bytes)

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

http://downloads.updatersoft.com/get/click/.../?uid=2n10YkCpeA&sid=64369301

http://ardzz.instante.awardshoe.eu/AIRmediaplayercpaBR.html

http://www.download-servers.com/.../dl.php?r=3_vu&rr=1

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