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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.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Google Chrome

Version:
2.0.4.12

MD5:
f543abbe18476a290c051d48ea515c11

SHA-1:
76b3f0211148fad00af86c1f395083f2b36bf334

SHA-256:
207ff6096b9dac54e2fbb74515ad2df94f2b5f5dfbe17f709d2ed539cc3723bf

Scanner detections:
2 / 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:
4/25/2024 9:17:57 PM 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:
804.4 KB (823,720 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4.12

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

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:
7/30/2013 12:39:55 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x251290

Code size:
768 KB (786,432 bytes)

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

http://install.dlsoftware.org/get/click/.../?filename=Chrome&sid=t2-g-5-ch-usa &uid=b98753353f1325f104d760c27899fb3c

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