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JavaUpdate.exe

JavaUpdate

Installer Setup

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 JavaUpdate.exe by Installer Setup has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Installer Setup  (signed and verified)

Product:
JavaUpdate

Version:
2.5.0.17

MD5:
4e826b2d6c8ff378171fe2378c852beb

SHA-1:
5e27f6381d7c484f6b676115cf4aae56398fc96e

SHA-256:
39157884656195a7a79b7d0dcaf3d10fd0890248aaeca81430036c055bf7285e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/21/2024 2:12:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Installe (M)
16.7.8.14

File size:
1 MB (1,063,696 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.17

Copyright:
(c) Installer Setup

Original file name:
JavaUpdate.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\javaupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installer Setup

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/23/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Installer Setup, O=Installer Setup, L=Vancouver, 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:
114A4CD0F4776DC50DF11F7D51696678

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/8/2014 1:04:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ooD6+8TDnrK9EHpGYDWtGO0HPUbYiFMN/EGlN0iilTgExqzr:oZ+E4EH3DWIO0vjb2sCLdgExI

Entry address:
0x3448E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, DB, 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:
7.8905

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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

http://javaupdate.dl-direct.com/air.php?iCode=dHJhbnNhY3Rpb25faWQ9MTAyMGQyMjZmMTkxMzA4YmFmYWExZmFjM2I0ZDRjJmFmZmlsaWF0ZV9pZD0xMjU3Jm9mZmVyX2lkPTk3MiZnZW89VVMmbmFtZT1KYXZhVXBkYXRlJmV4ZT1odHRwJTNBJTJGJTJGcHJvdGVjdC1kbC5jbyUyRnBzdHdycCUyRmlubyUyRkphdmFVcGRhdGUuZXhl

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