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driver 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 driver update.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 32 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:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.15.0

MD5:

b4b4016098d6afadaf35bf5273387992

SHA-1:

45a91432c688a9a8f749211337d9a3fcd213f0a1

SHA-256:

036f84c9cbb79a8fbab5b8c4c908a3b9f4db2612f91cffa9790762ab80e529bb

Scanner detections:

32 / 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:

4/19/2024 3:55:02 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608

885

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirInstaller

2014.08.09

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.141.72

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140902

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r

2015.0.3363

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608

1.0.20.1225

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-57

0.98/19322

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

18047

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5245

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-2100c5bd

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608

11.2014-02-09_3

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608

14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.SuspectCrc

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11663

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.09.02.08

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!871AD85D84FF

5600.7019

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608

15.0.0.735

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwaprw

0.28.0.58873

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.774056.B

14.08.11.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.09.02.08

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.N

14.9.2.22

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14831

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

28036

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.370

2.0.0.1880

File size:

755.9 KB (774,056 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.15.0

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:

1/24/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 6:59:59 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:

6/18/2014 5:48:07 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:QQN20eCofhgVDNuK40ufbN64b6slOJ5B/N2j+aFUnQn53CI2tjyufeKrn:r40eCoJgD8H3T04nARN2H6nQn53lQjyC

Entry address:

0x25C418

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:

7.9354

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.7 MB (1,733,632 bytes)

The file driver update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://downloads.updatersoft.com/get/click/.../?uid=Bk10gvd4pO&filename=Driver Update&sid=400163610

http://cpczz.playnow.mediamother.eu/AIRdrivercpaUS.html

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