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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 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.15.0

MD5:
4ebf5c02df45aa00830a676e4fa23855

SHA-1:
6290254634900caf927837d727e4c3404b71d191

SHA-256:
2e17de7033fba346b2ab06f9d538f5618e2e0f671ab6e646d0a379cf3ff1bc12

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/24/2024 11:18:25 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
848

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.aldw.6
7.11.165.22

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-141009

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3326

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
1.0.20.1410

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-57
0.98/19494

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirInstaller.JSUE
19072

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5245
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
14.10.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
11.2014-09-10_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.10.09.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
15.0.0.846

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz
0.28.2.61148

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.10.09.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.U
14.10.9.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141007

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
10310

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.205
2.0.0.1907

File size:
755.9 KB (774,056 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.15.0

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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:
6/18/2014 3:48:07 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gQN20eCofhgVDNuK40ufbN64b6slOJ5B/N2j+aFUnQn53CI2tjyufeKA1:b40eCoJgD8H3T04nARN2H6nQn53lQjyH

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=934d40651b92445c866178cb6465c26c&sid=Google Chrome-AID875188&filename=Google Chrome Update

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