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 25 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 www.downrapid.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.61.0

MD5:
11a6ad15bd3fdbb13490dc984669ca00

SHA-1:
d61c477c1c92a0e896d85e3dcc075e9169c7d83e

SHA-256:
7dea630b1751d06a57dcfa8ef9cac4265684239f7e0654907689dc09cca6b7d9

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
5/12/2024 9:06:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
869

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.169.150

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
140908-2

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3347

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
1.0.20.1305

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5402
9.0.1.0261

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
11.2014-18-09_5

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

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.11.26.19

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13417

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.09.18.10

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Graftor.155900
15.0.0.783

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.dedhdy
0.28.2.62151

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.929176
14.09.19.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.26.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.K
14.9.18.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14916

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.532
2.0.0.1926

File size:
907.4 KB (929,176 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.61.0

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 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:
8/26/2014 4:37:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:XHfk+I6fb81064cHGFH02Ftw8/0G5na2zC53:Xmde63HISjWC5

Entry address:
0x29F400

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, 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:
7.8745

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
844 KB (864,256 bytes)

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

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