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 30 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:
2.0.35.0

MD5:
276d379d9be7deb283e4cb5ecaf08f07

SHA-1:
e5aade30587d85ede96173963732140041a16812

SHA-256:
dd3ac8392f007c8cc8c6507cf5eec68179599e907875c4746f0166d5fc35f835

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 8:16:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
886

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AgentCV.A.6399
7.11.151.18

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140901

AVG
BundleApp
2015.0.3364

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
1.0.20.1220

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-40
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18313

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5343
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
8.14.09.01.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
11.2014-01-09_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12626

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.09.01.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
15.0.0.732

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz
0.28.0.60577

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773024.B
14.07.20.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.01.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.K
14.9.1.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14830

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirAdInstaller
10385

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.206
2.0.0.1847

File size:
757.9 KB (776,096 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.35.0

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:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 4:59:59 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:
7/27/2014 12:43:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:g5eEoZg9uDEodm31ZJDS2UsgtU3R3i+JY/Vlh8Wo6RtaeVTfTIm:gjwgoDzdgfJWj23RpY9VoCnIm

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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Entropy:
7.9359

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,740,288 bytes)

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

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