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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 35 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.

File name:

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.15.0

MD5:

cd2d350637061546c6d54aa99f68d8a8

SHA-1:

e52042c1e8dfd42285164bb22d143608dcbf8771

SHA-256:

5e8d513720a866481a93f62f8f8fb99cd78c71824a807b41ba9f049f8c8cbefd

Scanner detections:

35 / 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:

4/19/2024 9:36:27 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

452

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

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

2014.9-151110

AVG

Generic

2016.0.2930

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

1.0.20.1570

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-62

0.98/19246

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirInstaller.JSUE

19072

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5270

9.0.1.0314

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Graftor.154041

8.15.11.10.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Generic.AC.34131

11/10/2015

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

11.2015-10-11_3

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

15.11.24

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

14.0.0.1143

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2015.11.10.08

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

16.0.0.942

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz

0.28.2.61148

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1

11.20151110

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.11.10.08

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)

15.11.10.8

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.151108

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

9516

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4784938

31088

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.205

2.0.0.1907

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 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:

6/18/2014 6:48:07 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:GQN20eCofhgVDNuK40ufbN64b6slOJ5B/N2j+aFUnQn53CI2tjyufeKVu:F40eCoJgD8H3T04nARN2H6nQn53lQjyZ

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=2a1cb20387714465aa961968530f2255&sid=Google Chrome-AID875212&filename=Google Chrome Update

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