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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 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
PC Driver Kit

Description:
PC Driver Kit

Version:
2.0.44.0

MD5:
73c7f140752ae3aafe46475cfaa90b94

SHA-1:
bf52a6852dbccaf8a90a4e324c9465960a9b5c9e

SHA-256:
0119ab963e1b5a4ae6a31487a0124c68f09b00eab925089d1b1dc54a1944464c

Scanner detections:
22 / 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 7:11:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.166.238

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140813-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.AK
2014.0.4015

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
19178

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5375
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-8ce812dd
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13043

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.08.28.11

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!0B1B2D9D22CF
5600.7024

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.ddthut
0.28.2.61861

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.920488
14.08.28.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.08.28.11

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.L
14.8.28.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14826

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.5061940
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.394
2.0.0.1905

File size:
898.9 KB (920,488 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.44.0

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 4:00:00 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:sb12XCHyGvKeB545hhdYn2KEAdSKM1YSMltXCQBsrxray:sjHyUl5EhjYnnEi21YdNKlay

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:
7.8731

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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