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install_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 install_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.

File name:

install_update.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.7.0

MD5:

9254bbedb53a50467a4fb83de612fa44

SHA-1:

2cd662cac277c0c35f4d48d5d81bdaa284015859

SHA-256:

76dfc92c3414fb2d1b8f4294e84141c4c8f91e01221bad340bc131410fb10f16

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:

4/26/2024 8:21:33 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

376

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirInstaller

2014.08.09

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.137.118

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

2014.9-160124

AVG

Generic_r

2017.0.2854

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

1.0.20.120

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-5

0.98/19445

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

19126

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4790

9.0.1.024

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Graftor.154208

8.16.01.24.01

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)

10.9549

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/AirAdInstaller

1/24/2016

F-Prot

W32/A-2100c5bd

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

11.2016-24-01_1

G Data

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.183.12998

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.767

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2016.01.24.01

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

17.0.0.72

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwanhi

0.28.0.58873

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773032

14.08.08.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

16.01.24.01

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)

16.1.24.13

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16122

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

9366

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller.aimu

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

27460

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.221

2.0.0.1935

File size:

754.9 KB (773,032 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.7.0

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\install_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:

5/7/2014 11:40:11 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:Z/x6mgbRV93QhHPzUihgVZMfcQvCCoYGfXv2CjxpsR5PPqgEUipebpVbhcRB0Bkn:5x6J7Vihr9aCoYGfXvlxpsPX9LcBIUMg

Entry address:

0x25B418

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:

7.9356

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.6 MB (1,728,000 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=9f5c276c15ad4c53b80564f9bb18cfd7&sid=LP9-300x250&filename=install_update

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