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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 37 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.

File name:

setup.exe.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

HD Player

Description:

HD Player

Version:

2.0.6.3

MD5:

c76229e78c28a10885171a52bfdb11cf

SHA-1:

4f476341fa401900f1c5a1ae4b00b2f6fcd87e1d

SHA-256:

4cd45f0ebfcc453eb8485db4549a2a054676bcc7e86eace570a8202b342e4e8a

Scanner detections:

37 / 68

Status:

Adware

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 11:35:53 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

548

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.145.90

avast!

Malware-gen

2014.9-150805

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r.D

2016.0.3026

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

1.0.20.1085

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-35

0.98/20033

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17825

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4952

9.0.1.0217

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.15.08.05.06

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Generic.AC.1803056

8/5/2015

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.D.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2015-05-08_4

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup.exe (Adware)

2015.9.12.7

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11896

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.1626

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2015.08.05.06

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

16.0.0.651

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwaprw

0.28.0.59492

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1

11.20150805

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.863648

14.06.30.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.08.05.06

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5

8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)

15.8.5.18

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15803

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirAdInstaller

9709

Total Defense

Win32/AirInstaller.fHdeFR

37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

26712

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.214

2.0.0.1845

File size:

853.4 KB (873,888 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.6.3

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:

4/15/2014 1:49:01 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:j8IdW1fuTYrsxDuau+UqaeHLo9XHo9CSzCoQA/8pjHdGZd+:j8EmWT8sxyqPE949CSggK5wo

Entry address:

0x26D280

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 90, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8712

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

788 KB (806,912 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=9067d19cc78d559d5c1889ee4c15b593&sid=CD4349&filename=setup.exe

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