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adobe air updater.exe

Adobe AIR

Adobe Systems Inc.

The executable adobe air updater.exe, “Adobe AIR Installer” has been detected as malware by 36 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup and installation application, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. This virus which infects .exe files stops various security software and prevents some core Windows utilities from running. It also tries to download other files from a remote server, including other malware.
Publisher:
Adobe Systems Inc.

Product:
Adobe AIR

Description:
Adobe AIR Installer

Version:
14.0.0.110

MD5:
a722f3925a1d4cb48fbda8b43cc9e850

SHA-1:
98dcfe6c31e159ec4b8fe1edd1fe7b0e9cec1ab8

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 12:27:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
885

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BL
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2014.08.18

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.167.196

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
2014.9-140902

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.3363

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.1492

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1225

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.Gen
19225

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.22
9.0.1.0245

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
8.14.09.02.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA
8.10270

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
11.2014-02-09_3

G Data
Win32.Sality
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.183.13054

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
14.0.0.3311

McAfee
W32/Sality.gen.z
5600.7019

Microsoft Security Essentials
Virus:Win32/Sality.AT
1.10802

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
15.0.0.735

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.28.2.61519

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20140902

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
14.08.17.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
14.09.02.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM19.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
9.14.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kt!1591113
23.00.65.14831

Sophos
Mal/Sality-D
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11126

Trend Micro House Call
PE_VIRUX.R
7.2.245

Trend Micro
PE_VIRUX.R
10.465.02

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakc
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.at
32300

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
205 KB (209,920 bytes)

Product version:
14.0

Copyright:
Copyright 2007-2014, Adobe Systems Inc.

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\common files\adobe air\versions\1.0\resources\adobe air updater.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/29/2006 7:38:58 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:H7uasIM5or8PoUXWfuKDSMwkGKXXd/23HOYO+I6S2fHCDdnQzDjfB:6aX0GukSkNHd/2ZO+VXHCxnO

Entry address:
0x1B2DE

Entry point:
0F, AF, D0, 57, 57, 1D, FA, AE, FD, 5D, 2D, EF, 46, 9A, 56, 8D, 35, A4, 39, FB, EB, F3, C7, C2, 84, BE, 81, 74, C6, C2, 6F, EB, 08, 87, F2, 8D, 0D, 5B, AC, BB, 52, 49, 3B, F2, 87, C2, 89, D9, FE, CB, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 45, 0B, F1, 0F, AF, F0, 74, 02, 18, C9, 2B, C1, 89, F7, F7, C3, 77, C5, E6, 87, 69, C9, 26, 65, DC, F7, B0, ED, 0D, B7, 2F, 4B, 49, 81, FA, A9, 03, DB, 08, FF, CB, BD, 6B, 1E, 06, 00, 84, E7, 0F, B6, C9, 81, F5, 9A, A4, 00, 00, 84, F0, 69, FA, 32, C3, 64, 07, 81, ED, 01, AE, 06, 00, 40, 80...
 
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Code size:
31 KB (31,744 bytes)

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