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msn_pidgin_setup.exe

MSN_Pidgin

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 msn_pidgin_setup.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
MSN_Pidgin

Version:
1.0.1.0

MD5:
f5e7d64fdf5aec09f665522a2455270a

SHA-1:
435ee0af13b56bfe6d6cda2a5d330dfca686e886

SHA-256:
379d791926cc3ddc01945c8dc072c5f9a66e00b8a88a9343497e44e95ccd966d

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:49:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Win32/DH{gRKBE0GBDnx9ICVXY04}
2016.0.2920

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
18592

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.163
9.0.1.0323

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.11.19.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.11.19.20

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

File size:
168.6 KB (172,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.0

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Launcher.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\unknown folders\msn_pidgin_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/26/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/26/2012 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Air Software, O=Air Software, STREET=185-911 Yates St., STREET="Suite #327", L=Victoria, S=BC, PostalCode=V8V4Y9, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C3BFAFF5374660A208126E655CBD3E13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/24/2011 1:14:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:bvSOVJBCIiWvFAmSEUKk9/QTkxKPrRMy2N1lkqPPDhL25xAgmAJIcVWeHhTJbf:zSO0uNAmSvJx46y2N1llHDIgAZTHhlf

Entry address:
0x75930

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, F0, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, FB, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 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, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8292

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
156 KB (159,744 bytes)

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