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pc_speed.exe

Download Manager

Air Software

It uses the Air Installer distribution platform (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) to bundle unwanted software such as adware and browser toolbars during setup. The application pc_speed.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 27 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.fastdownloaders.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.3.40

MD5:
5cf6363decb5c16902eb047de8a9ad06

SHA-1:
92327e42311ea7af374eb6cf74373522e5b2fdc6

SHA-256:
61619aec5277b49a4086fd2ce9abe74985dd5b4c4c1ace0eb29cbef5d9caa4da

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
4/25/2024 2:56:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
359

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.K.17
7.11.158.92

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
2014.9-160211

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.210

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18755

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10027
9.0.1.042

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.16.02.11.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted (variant)
10.11746

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-11-02_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16151

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2016.02.11.12

McAfee
Artemis!460CBA58FE14
5600.6493

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
17.0.0.126

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
11.20160211

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
16.02.11.12

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.11.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16209

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.13

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_CA082EC9.TOMC
7.2.42

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.BlackGen.Win32.8
2.0.0.2198

File size:
2.1 MB (2,231,376 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.40

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AirInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/29/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/1/2013 6:59:59 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:
36D5AA8967E82240D5AFEC2F301B54ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/15/2013 5:14:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Q6wkQUg2TcmmrTOOAGxiavdNiB5Pi89UYFX60/wH1v9zjMTYlP305CK1KDtc8PG:Q6LlgmGTOOAG1vdEPi89U50/wHJ5jMTR

Entry address:
0x14FD0B

Entry point:
E8, 86, 94, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, AD, 5E, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 0D, 95, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 85, C0, 74, 41, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, A4, 23, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 7B, 97, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 2A, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, E7, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 86, 23, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, DE, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, A1, 12, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 8B, F1, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 85, C0, 75, 63, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4946

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,597,952 bytes)

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

http://download.fastdownloaders.com/get/click/.../?filename=PC_Speed&uid=3b247a5442a54cccb237645ff0627217

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