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setup.exe.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.exe, “HD Player ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

setup.exe.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

HD Player

Description:

HD Player

Version:

2.0.6.5

MD5:

6dfb1a17ea036ada4dcdc3eb5a7f2ddf

SHA-1:

42267a36bff1fee84679e8e0dce12e4d9996b3aa

SHA-256:

9350883b2c9f9d84678f97d6387194661600886250e3b81d38f3fa72a97c42d1

Scanner detections:

32 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:

4/16/2024 8:59:43 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1

5832005

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.145.90

avast!

Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]

141119-1

AVG

Adware InstallCore.RG

2014.0.4189

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

1.0.20.1640

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-24

0.98/19476

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18170

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4953

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

9.0.0.4570

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.148461

11.2014-24-11_2

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11896

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.11.24.03

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

15.0.0.984

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwaprw

0.28.0.59492

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.863648

14.06.30.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.11.24.03

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5

11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F

14.11.24.15

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.141122

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirAdInstaller

10218

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

28606

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.214

2.0.0.1845

File size:

752.4 KB (770,464 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.6.5

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.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/24/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 6:59:59 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:

4/17/2014 11:27:40 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:+FpM10esYAJVNvhopPaxYXos+ve2I1ErPGQKE28S6i8hbGC7UIoa7d6Kvn:MPaAJfqSmpx2I17QKE2YGC4I5Qqn

Entry address:

0x25A418

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:

7.9356

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.6 MB (1,721,856 bytes)

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