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driver update.exe

PC Driver Kit

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 driver update.exe, “PC Driver Kit ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 69 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.

File name:

driver update.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

PC Driver Kit

Description:

PC Driver Kit

Version:

2.0.7.3

MD5:

5da9415eabd423288c61d7b8d1a1c0cd

SHA-1:

04bbd3569198f0a739980504f951efa5357f9ebf

SHA-256:

9cf6075b202770fbaff0661521ffecca9d061d2a99d7e9e2211801bf5d43eafd

Scanner detections:

68 / 68

Status:

Adware

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 2:05:56 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

818

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Bundler.Airinstall.A.37

7.11.163.212

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140913

AVG

Adware BundleApp

2015.0.3353

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

1.0.20.1280

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Airinstall

0.98/19168

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirInstaller.B

18959

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5041

9.0.1.0256

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Zusy.104506

8.14.09.13.11

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-9226be2b

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

11.2014-13-09_7

G Data

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup (23).exe (Adware)

2014.11.9.13

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.181.12834

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3258

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.09.13.11

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!256F9007C6F8

5600.7009

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

15.0.0.768

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dagbnt

0.28.2.60990

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773024

14.07.24.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

14.09.13.11

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.N

14.9.13.11

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14911

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirAdInstaller

10362

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

31208

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.391

2.0.0.1906

File size:

754.9 KB (773,032 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.7.3

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\driver update.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/25/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 11:59:59 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:

5/14/2014 5:38:04 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:7sqLSiix1vV13me30XpR2/rUOrcbUagbaV2aWwYPvs2O1akJZ81C/wtzOmozJT6:oeSiiDr0Lar1QbUakaV2aDYcT1FJUCVU

Entry address:

0x25B418

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:

7.9359

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.6 MB (1,728,512 bytes)

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

http://pmozz.download.prizeslocket.eu/AIRdrivercpaGB.html

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