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internet explorer 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 internet explorer update.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 32 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 Internet Explorer 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:

2.0.19.0

MD5:

411a55c971c9835dbe8f75a8f9f0bed7

SHA-1:

5b253dd419661f446613fd35d35624e7f3d44f94

SHA-256:

1eeb45961984a10b2d888c50c8d67750f8a900bb126b75b9d962176e37fe46ae

Scanner detections:

32 / 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:

4/24/2024 10:17:18 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

5676587

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

avast!

Malware-gen

2014.9-150413

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r.D

2016.0.3140

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

1.0.20.515

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-89

0.98/20318

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.C

21753

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.5906

9.0.1.0103

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

W32/Androm.GNPO!tr.bdr

4/13/2015

F-Prot

W32/A-538da4a5

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

5.13.68

G Data

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup(4).exe (Adware)

2015.7.15.11

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.1712436

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.2197

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2015.04.13.04

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

16.0.0.309

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dkfftx

0.30.10.952

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1

03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.863648

14.06.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

15.04.13.04

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software

15.4.13.12

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15411

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.12

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4784938

29708

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.266

2.0.0.2136

File size:

756.4 KB (774,568 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.19.0

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\internet explorer 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:

7/7/2014 11:57:05 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:EIfgy933mu6rrUhxGokTJfGTaRbT3ZVXSb6yyO/M9qotVke3UGSWEzTl:EIflWbrrUhxGo+JfGWRbT2uyyO/M9HKt

Entry address:

0x25D418

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:

7.9362

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.7 MB (1,736,192 bytes)

The file internet explorer update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=fb35adf426c94567b232a62dceff0bc0&sid=Internet Explorer-AID875156&filename=Internet Explorer Update

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