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google chrome 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 google chrome update.exe, “Software Updater ” 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. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.15.0

MD5:

7c1225e6cdf3899d685d798e1e90d75f

SHA-1:

4b42f1742be6021c8346735d47b3b94f478bac1e

SHA-256:

4304c110716c29408530eead769d156038ea49593b9f0e8c500a2e1c2d51adfe

Scanner detections:

34 / 68

Status:

Adware

Description:

This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

4/27/2024 2:01:27 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.A

864

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/AirAdInstaller.aldw.4

7.11.158.178

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140923

AVG

Airsoftware

2015.0.3342

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.A

1.0.20.1330

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-57

0.98/19086

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18907

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5245

9.0.1.0266

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

14.09.23

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.D.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

11.2014-23-09_3

G Data

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup (16).exe (Adware)

2014.12.5.23

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.180.12626

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3205

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.09.23.09

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.A

15.0.0.798

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz

0.28.0.60577

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773024.B

14.07.20.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

14.09.23.09

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.U

14.9.23.21

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14921

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirAdInstaller

10341

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

29708

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.205

2.0.0.1847

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\google chrome 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):

12288:2QN20eCofhgVDNuK40ufbN64b6slOJ5B/N2j+aFUnQn53CI2tjyufeKow:V40eCoJgD8H3T04nARN2H6nQn53lQjyu

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 google chrome update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=d7a1ad59ebd4418481a2aaeeb85f9ebb&sid=Google Chrome-AID875212&filename=Google Chrome Update

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