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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:
2.0.3.38

MD5:
f802d3b3ba1d30a169e6b65454e9ca81

SHA-1:
ad9aa75a7b41d2b7b0e0308c66ca836e53b930e6

SHA-256:
b03a70f734c73e99747ac16f01f7080d76e9010c534c5fec1e5f35667009040b

Scanner detections:
27 / 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 10:07:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
400

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.K.17
7.11.158.92

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
2014.9-151231

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.1825

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18755

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10027
9.0.1.0365

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.15.12.31.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11746

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-31-12_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16151

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2015.12.31.05

McAfee
Artemis!460CBA58FE14
5600.6534

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
16.0.0.1095

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
11.20151231

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.12.31.05

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.12.31.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.151229

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.13

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_CA082EC9.TOMC
7.2.365

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.BlackGen.Win32.8
2.0.0.2198

File size:
2.1 MB (2,228,304 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.38

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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/1/2013 5:59:59 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:
2/6/2013 5:23:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:JVmzv9dVjKCKTyvthJ3DUTanI5eUA5MjUS13X9+BvVNoQI5Ouys5prn1RNM8MonY:zmTRETyvthJ3pI5AuUS13XAvVNo14uyz

Entry address:
0x14F722

Entry point:
E8, CF, 93, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, 9D, 5E, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 56, 94, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 85, C0, 74, 41, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, ED, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, C4, 96, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 2A, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, E7, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, CF, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, DE, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, EA, 11, 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:
6.4965

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,595,904 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=e74d47a38c5a4f9b8399fbe4726837fb

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