AirInstaller.exe
Google Chrome
Air Software
Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Google Chrome. 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 Google Chrome. The application AirInstaller.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
File name:
AirInstaller.exe
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc. (signed by Air Software)
MD5:
8b040fdac6788b68be098755c5a6ca00
SHA-1:
335991ab87bd181c550b5c01eb8366ce53313f5e
SHA-256:
2c3d5a03f122cec796ea54ec5aae38f53c6adefd7e42488d7daa282f9ad4ee73
Scanner detections:
2 / 68
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 3:40:47 AM UTC (today)
Scan engine
Detection
Engine version
Boost by Reason
Adware.AirSoftware.M
2013.8.2.9
Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.M
14.8.7.18
File size:
1.1 MB (1,117,096 bytes)
Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.
Original file name:
AirInstaller.exe
File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)
Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager
Language:
English (United States)
Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\airinstaller.exe
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
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2013 12:25:53 PM
Code size:
1.1 MB (1,101,824 bytes)
The file AirInstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.