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media player update.exe

7-Zip

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 media player update.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
Igor Pavlov  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
7-Zip

Description:
7z SFX

Version:
9.20

MD5:
2834e6a52016fc61fb45229916d58905

SHA-1:
815aa4f58896636c393ec040ea6af75ec129f146

SHA-256:
7752f7e4ca3b275872a4e732d2460ce202678dd724a844639da5ee3fa72fd32a

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
4/25/2024 10:46:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.7u0@amkAZvai
583

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2015.06.02

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadAssistant.Gen4
8.3.1.6

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3061

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.11360
9.0.1.0182

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.604136
11.2015-01-07_4

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16100

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2015.07.01.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.7u0@au1rpNdi
16.0.0.546

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.24.1636

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.07.01.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.7.1.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
40552

File size:
1.1 MB (1,152,424 bytes)

Product version:
9.20

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov

Original file name:
7z.sfx.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\media player update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/16/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/17/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Air Software, O=Air Software, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
16564ACDBB7F9D84DADD0FD418C69A51

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2010 11:27:33 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:hWvknOMEfdiApsp0rFzQrSFRcB1H3i2IiC7dAJGl31l1ivDm:hUeOMmnpsp0RzOZ3iNiC7Blf1ivS

Entry address:
0x1D262

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 20, 1E, 42, 00, 68, 5C, D2, 41, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 68, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, 33, DB, 89, 5D, FC, 6A, 02, FF, 15, 04, 11, 42, 00, 59, 83, 0D, 90, BD, 42, 00, FF, 83, 0D, 94, BD, 42, 00, FF, FF, 15, 00, 11, 42, 00, 8B, 0D, 70, 9D, 42, 00, 89, 08, FF, 15, FC, 10, 42, 00, 8B, 0D, 6C, 9D, 42, 00, 89, 08, A1, 64, 11, 42, 00, 8B, 00, A3, 8C, BD, 42, 00, E8, 1C, 01, 00, 00, 39, 1D, 20, 7A, 42, 00, 75, 0C, 68, EA, D3, 41, 00, FF, 15, 0C, 11...
 
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Entropy:
6.9643

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
126.6 KB (129,684 bytes)

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