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browser_update.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 browser_update.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dwl.redir.info.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.4.65

MD5:
996675d3864d0b58157253ad56cef1f8

SHA-1:
bc6b268302af5fcce939033b8ce9f58a4f62096a

SHA-256:
2a6b5bcf3af861ad3a1be434916544a4069bc2e01ef2b3af191cb868b5786447

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/25/2024 9:52:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.OEW
770

AegisLab AV Signature
Troj.W32.Jorik.Steckt
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.02.21

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.137.240

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Adware Generic_r.JB
2014.0.4235

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.OEW
1.0.20.1800

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-63
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17819

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4684
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.OEW
8.14.12.26.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/AirAdInstaller
12/26/2014

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.C.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.OEW
11.2014-26-12_6

G Data
Adware.Agent.OEW
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11226

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.12.26.03

McAfee
Artemis!0AD84E90907F
5600.6904

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.OEW
15.0.0.1080

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwcgpq
0.28.0.59492

nProtect
Adware.Agent.OEW
14.07.28.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.26.03

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.O
14.12.26.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141224

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.09

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0119
7.2.360

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
26676

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.128
2.0.0.1791

File size:
817.4 KB (837,032 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4.65

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\browser_update.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:
11/22/2013 9:55:56 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rHkJYTAik1IG/GciGJ3fiLMgkMuGNP3/nW2fVeF4jop+b:rHeYTfkKG/0GqMgkuB3/nWO0/w

Entry address:
0x25E5D0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, E6, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8783

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
780 KB (798,720 bytes)

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

http://dwl.redir.info/get/click/.../?filename=Browser_Update

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