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abiwordsetup.exe

Abiword_Blue

Air Software

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 abiwordsetup.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Abiword_Blue

Version:
1.0.1.0

MD5:
258d3eb5eac7a5a7f73ae03ab704f3c7

SHA-1:
4bf20d388ba6267e90e5bc4a78cad902e7b2be9a

SHA-256:
42c7bec02162671fec3f06498f16bbb0c61c4b6dbbcad365476ec4cb5590b034

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/20/2024 4:24:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.1.7

File size:
168.6 KB (172,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.0

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Launcher.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\abiwordsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/26/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/26/2012 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Air Software, O=Air Software, STREET=185-911 Yates St., STREET="Suite #327", L=Victoria, S=BC, PostalCode=V8V4Y9, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C3BFAFF5374660A208126E655CBD3E13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/24/2011 1:14:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ivSOVJBCIiWvFAmSEUKk9/QTkxKPrRMy2N1lkqPPDhL25xAgmAJIcol8wQ:oSO0uNAmSvJx46y2N1llHDIgAZIQ

Entry address:
0x75930

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, F0, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, FB, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 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, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8294

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
156 KB (159,744 bytes)

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