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Download Manager

Air Software

It uses the Air Installer distribution platform (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) to bundle unwanted software such as adware and browser toolbars during setup. The application download.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.3.96

MD5:
a544812423bd19b505906adbc5fb0dfb

SHA-1:
cb4a0f1c2276e46ec0edadce44871a2cdbe177ee

SHA-256:
189c019eda5c6ea127feee936a77ce45d731b7ac663b72db17d857b67d37bb06

Scanner detections:
25 / 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 11:27:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.07.14

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.140.88

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Adware Generic_r.IU
2014.0.4040

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
18025

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4193
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A.gen
4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirInst
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11613

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.10.21.11

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.cwbmjp
0.28.0.59492

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.1125288.B
14.03.31.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.10.21.11

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.I
14.10.21.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141019

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
AirInstaller
27892

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.118
2.0.0.1835

File size:
1.1 MB (1,120,680 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.96

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\download.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:
5/30/2013 1:25:22 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fz6QAQrZvfEdvr5fxXEs2WThp7xrH8BI1C5s5nKQbKbftupI6bvp:fz6XIZvfuvrfXb2edH8YC5mnK3b+R

Entry address:
0x252170

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, EB, 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, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.7647

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,105,920 bytes)

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