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adobeflashplayer.exe

Software Updater

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 adobeflashplayer.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 67 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.31.0

MD5:
e15992741994f31b8fc29603f77fc1df

SHA-1:
26596c9b287ff976d9eeb2981fb8a3417f439095

SHA-256:
8966fa80c055eb66d9ca8403924c6d07c221e1ea5839dd415660afafdab9859b

Scanner detections:
67 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 7:48:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.167.226

avast!
Malware-gen
140813-1

AVG
Airsoftware
2015.0.3372

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.151495
1.0.20.1180

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirInstaller.JSUE
19235

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5326
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.151495
8.14.08.24.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-8ce812dd
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.151495
11.2014-24-08_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Graftor.151495
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13086

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.08.24.12

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.151495
15.0.0.708

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.776104
14.08.18.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.08.24.12

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.Q
14.8.24.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14822

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.365
2.0.0.1900

File size:
757.9 KB (776,104 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.31.0

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\adobeflashplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 4:59:59 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:
7/23/2014 5:16:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6ct0712exSxrFxc7+q+I3weiHVki/umB9G6cJc1yqrqQc058yZBWxugXFl:6T73xurFxcKq+v6i/um6m1bxeySQg1l

Entry address:
0x25E418

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:
7.9366

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,739,776 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=${PIXEL_CONTEXT}&sid=ADM-AdFlP&filename=AdobeFlashPlayer&st=getsoft1

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