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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 34 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:
8a06204cda1ec2fa19a0af7ed5ff2d68

SHA-1:
8e5f49ea1d992e69f4edfa15183af992a8166e4a

SHA-256:
4e1c593ff6e5818b68bd24b714c7cc7deb00abd672fc2ad017bf3a819e57da93

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
4/20/2024 12:49:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
866

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/AirInstaller.F
7.11.183.24

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-140921

AVG
Airsoftware
2015.0.3344

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.151495
1.0.20.1320

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-122
0.98/19588

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirInstaller.JSUE
19994

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5326
9.0.1.0264

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.151495
8.14.09.21.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-44501bf3
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.151495
11.2014-21-09_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Graftor.151495
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup (69).exe (Adware)
2014.12.4.3

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13888

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.3216

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.09.21.08

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!2B3104139A85
5600.7000

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.151495
15.0.0.792

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbyev
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.776096.B
14.11.04.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.09.21.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.Q
14.9.21.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14919

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
10345

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4848734
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.365
2.0.0.1975

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 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:
7/23/2014 8:16:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ict0712exSxrFxc7+q+I3weiHVki/umB9G6cJc1yqrqQc058yZBWxugX1h:iT73xurFxcKq+v6i/um6m1bxeySQglh

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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