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flash_update.exe

Flash Player Pro

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Flash Player Pro. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from Flash Player Pro. The application flash_update.exe, “Flash Player Pro ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 33 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:

flash_update.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Flash Player Pro

Description:

Flash Player Pro

Version:

2.0.4.35

MD5:

cb15147024eaa059012eef2879516f49

SHA-1:

6f7d7e2d3be29e9f77cf97793715302832f29720

SHA-256:

0b5d39e63fd86d1ca7b326f358cc1037a6e7c19407e8b1b6475cc35433cfb3b8

Scanner detections:

33 / 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 1:26:12 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

5676587

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2014.06.14

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/Airinstall.J

7.11.125.192

avast!

Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-150413

AVG

Adware Generic_r.IX

2014.0.4311

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

1.0.20.515

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-65

0.98/19246

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Agent.AJ

17640

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4528

9.0.1.0103

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A.gen

v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

5.13.68

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of flash_setup.exe (Adware)

2015.7.15.13

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.Airinstall

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.175.10881

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2015.04.13.06

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

16.0.0.309

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwdort

0.28.0.59492

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.01.19.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

15.04.13.06

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software

15.4.13.14

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15411

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.96

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

AirInstaller

25584

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.78

2.0.0.1790

File size:

807.9 KB (827,304 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.35

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\flash_update.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/24/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 4:59:59 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:

9/25/2013 3:56:45 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:ic8Ua5Xe9YKd3taCgDih+qF0VGPfhvbB4ST+A5YApOvcx/5BURVHZnZGp2rVq+I:ij/2YecJW+NEd6Sd5Y4Ovch6jZc2ro+I

Entry address:

0x254FE0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 50, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, E6, 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:

7.8777

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

772 KB (790,528 bytes)

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

http://dl.airdwnlds.com/get/click/.../?sid=37&uid=146568468&filename=Flash_Update

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