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setup.exe

HD Player

Download Manager

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application setup.exe, “HD Player ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 36 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:
Download Manager Cert   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.5.1

MD5:
99a125e9c140a6f7bf66b7baf6f78b5a

SHA-1:
d92d36fd771a4e195369303046123da380aa3880

SHA-256:
26b89bf8a8520ece48fe5ba60e0171730e266adb339a08270f0ac2011b06e9ab

Scanner detections:
36 / 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 8:05:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
356

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
16.02.14

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.148.40

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160214

AVG
Adware BundleApp
2017.0.2834

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
1.0.20.225

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Airadinstaller-2
0.98/19303

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18235

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4979
9.0.1.045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
8.16.02.14.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1819587
2/14/2016

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

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.AirInstall
11.2016-14-02_1

G Data
Application.Bundler.AirInstall
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.663

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2016.02.14.08

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
17.0.0.135

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwjiid
0.28.0.59608

Norman
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.B
11.20160214

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.770472
14.08.22.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.14.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadManager.Bundler (M)
16.2.14.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16212

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirAdInstaller
9324

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.PPFFWSD
37.0.11521

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.169
2.0.0.1835

File size:
842.9 KB (863,144 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.5.1

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager Cert

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:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, 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:
428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/18/2014 11:58:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SsaIdkGDmsYH2taQMbJ9tDXxnHN88xnc7C8uWpP:SsUO7YHEa/J7xc7C/Wh

Entry address:
0x269690

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E5, 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:
7.8869

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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

http://downloads.updatesoftnow.com/get/click/.../?uid=<<AFFSUB>>&filename=Setup

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