driversetup.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 driversetup.exe, “PC Driver Kit ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.pcfilehelp.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
PC Driver Kit

Description:
PC Driver Kit

Version:
2.0.4.92

MD5:
39e970c38170cecdf34254d09d2f43a8

SHA-1:
dbd1423fca99fb7ca45ac2c5d7f7401ad499bbf3

SHA-256:
addb0e67c290ff2ed5c35fd287b62bf96f958ee789dc0affca4786107790b6fe

Scanner detections:
34 / 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 9:29:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
755

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.01.10

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.137.70

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Generic_r
2016.0.3233

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957
1.0.20.50

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-35
0.98/19904

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17934

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2035
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957
8.15.01.10.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1803056
1/10/2015

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A8.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957
11.2015-10-01_7

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.2661

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.01.10.08

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957
16.0.0.30

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwanhi
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.10.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.L
15.1.10.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15108

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
10123

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
27420

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.150
2.0.0.1798

File size:
841.4 KB (861,608 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4.92

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\driversetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
2/5/2014 3:45:43 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:N2FuOV+HiYt192MT4OJQoL6fODAu+Wq3AFP1AWOZb0c:vMUUBODARWrP1fOx3

Entry address:
0x2670F0

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...
 
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Entropy:
7.8861

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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

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