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setuplp4dropcontrol.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 setuplp4dropcontrol.exe, “HD Player ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 31 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:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
HD Player

Description:
HD Player

Version:
2.0.12.0

MD5:
8447192a8daae46e9fef0589a66e00eb

SHA-1:
8f34a03c76d282977e92e2ad7f1d782bf68ca15a

SHA-256:
4edf5299162d3e856d5c04e7636c105521570ff4aad1375089fdf7734c02f229

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/24/2024 6:16:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1
6561816

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2015.02.28

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/AirInstaller.F
7.11.212.220

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Airsoftware
2016.0.3185

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1
1.0.20.290

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.C
21233

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5206
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-ef42d8db
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1915113

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.02.27.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1
16.0.0.174

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz
0.30.0.296

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.774048.C
15.02.27.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.02.27.05

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.Air Software
15.2.27.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15225

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5061940
37588

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.213
2.0.0.2083

File size:
755.9 KB (774,048 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.12.0

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\setuplp4dropcontrol.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 7:59:59 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:
6/11/2014 4:21:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7UADbBZd+lzDO1bw45bjcbInkydEMtoGGgNQLitkVNws9dIRyhFZ89AoVkzeCBmz:7Ucnd0PO1lb4ZSE5Xetbs9TFPE2MR1

Entry address:
0x25C418

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:
7.9360

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,733,632 bytes)

The file setuplp4dropcontrol.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=1919422486&sid=104196&filename=Setuplp4dropcontrol

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