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microsoft office.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 microsoft office.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 34 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:

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.44.0

MD5:

8d2a537e077ad6e093291b699640fd79

SHA-1:

514750e421564c3f19efb8e9972dbfe0a7e2db68

SHA-256:

b8f91bfbf09e2a1479c56776c4cae19804b401dc9679a4787c045a424154bb0a

Scanner detections:

34 / 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:

4/19/2024 7:50:25 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

6494226

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/Bundler.Airinstall.A.37

7.11.163.212

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

150101-1

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r.AK

2014.0.4253

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

1.0.20.180

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-133

0.98/20033

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirInstaller.B

18959

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5375

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-9226be2b

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

5.13.68

G Data

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

15.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.181.12834

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2015.02.05.01

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

16.0.0.108

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dagbnt

0.28.2.60990

Norman

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773024

14.07.24.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

15.02.05.01

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5

2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.Air Software

15.2.5.13

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15203

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.10

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirAdInstaller

10072

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

31208

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.205

2.0.0.1847

File size:

898.9 KB (920,488 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.44.0

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\microsoft office.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/24/2013 5:00:00 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:

8/7/2014 1:53:25 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:Pb12XCHyGvKeB545hhdYn2KEAdSKM1YSMltXCQBsrxr3Y:PjHyUl5EhjYnnEi21YdNKl3Y

Entry address:

0x296630

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 70, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, E3, 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:

7.8732

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=${PIXEL_CONTEXT}&sid=ADM-office&filename=Microsoft Office

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