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pcdriverkit.exe

PC Driver Kit

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 pcdriverkit.exe, “PC Driver Kit ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 37 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.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
PC Driver Kit

Description:
PC Driver Kit

Version:
2.0.48.0

MD5:
1172e98b3fa98028ae05568202ebd9d9

SHA-1:
49a277824e953ac47c11c88561c7c36115b43a7e

SHA-256:
647fe7ed0136bc595944874fc7c41aff6c79b39c30ced33b50e27ed5fffda28c

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/19/2024 11:31:23 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.D
541

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirInstaller
2014.08.08

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AgentCV.A.3144
7.11.145.44

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150812

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r
2016.0.3019

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.AirAdInstaller
4.0.3.15812

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
1.0.20.1120

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-3
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18162

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5379
9.0.1.0224

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.15.08.12.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-2100c5bd
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
11.2015-12-08_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
15.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2015.9.24.9

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11873

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.1590

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.08.12.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!1CEA3A93E95D
5600.6675

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
16.0.0.672

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwgpbr
0.28.0.59492

Norman
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.D
11.20150812

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.776104
14.08.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.12.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
8.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.8.12.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15810

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirAdInstaller
9695

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
AirAdInstaller
28580

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.178
2.0.0.1835

File size:
900.4 KB (922,024 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.48.0

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller

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\pcdriverkit.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 7:59:59 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:
8/12/2014 3:02:07 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jdcvGletz11DmeoctJacoE4T/uHeoILWNqaLuXe/:s591Z2cKcdAuHe9WnLu+

Entry address:
0x297CC0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, 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:
7.8742

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=161--18--1407888910.0626&sid=18&filename=PCDriverKit

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