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driver_repair.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_repair.exe, “PC Driver Kit ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

driver_repair.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

PC Driver Kit

Description:

PC Driver Kit

Version:

2.0.4.82

MD5:

414d5019df15d543843245bc0a1f8041

SHA-1:

c1dd9a19be6fc30897da6019b38b5efe52ec0041

SHA-256:

2f9f6640bebc9bd9681e14d46f7e78c79ed40961d62f5d74a62bbb975f5b1d02

Scanner detections:

39 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:

4/26/2024 7:45:53 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.B

372

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:Malware-gen

2014.9-160129

AVG

Adware InstallCore

2017.0.2850

Bitdefender

Adware.Agent.OEW

1.0.20.145

Bkav FE

HW32.CDB

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-17

0.98/20213

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18205

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4790

9.0.1.029

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.16.01.29.09

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/AirAdInstaller

1/29/2016

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.C.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

11.2016-29-01_6

G Data

Adware.Agent.OEW

16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.Malware

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.11965

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.743

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2016.01.29.09

McAfee

Artemis!0AD84E90907F

5600.6506

MicroWorld eScan

Adware.Agent.OEW

17.0.0.87

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbkkg

0.28.0.59608

Norman

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.B

11.20160129

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.862112

14.05.02.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

16.01.29.09

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)

16.1.29.9

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16127

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

9356

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.PPFFWSD

37.0.11506

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0119

7.2.29

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

28788

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.128

2.0.0.1791

File size:

841.9 KB (862,120 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.82

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_repair.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:

1/24/2014 2:28:08 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:wOaGBNKeWRVwdIdgahgTX7YWb0XrNwwKExTzuDMoPd:wWYRW+cT4XrNwwKqix

Entry address:

0x2672B0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 40, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, E5, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8860

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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

http://downloads.updatersoft.com/get/click/.../?uid=8d1ed72ad5de42adb4e382cab5e16175&sid=xx&filename=Driver_Repair

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