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internet_explorer.exe

Internet Explorer 10

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.exe, “Internet Explorer 10 ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.airdwnlds.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Internet Explorer 10

Description:
Internet Explorer 10

Version:
2.0.4.50

MD5:
dacf33f5b8f827c0e9c886c462ec3401

SHA-1:
99a146627acc17499356ceb7760519f3992ae530

SHA-256:
7705114b6e56114b202b1c84ec94e8168bd63bc43ab5111938b4cd9975b4e330

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/18/2024 7:26:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.157.140

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2017.0.2837

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18710

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4653
9.0.1.042

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

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

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Airinstall
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12553

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2016.02.11.01

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cznxtr
0.28.0.60475

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
16.02.11.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.11.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16209

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
29708

File size:
813.9 KB (833,456 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4.50

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller

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\internet_explorer.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:
10/10/2013 2:04:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jGZb5Adj0scxG0joAD7tiXVnBXhmu/SbkUwThLinKg40Xwg:j2AdC00MQ7tcxNhmocwhOC0P

Entry address:
0x25B900

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, E6, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8795

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
776 KB (794,624 bytes)

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

http://files.airdwnlds.com/get/click/.../?sid=970&uid=158547624&filename=Internet_Explorer

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