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pidgin_setup.exe

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 pidgin_setup.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from assets.airinstaller.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Pidgin

Version:
1.0.1.7

MD5:
18f89f28584e686e8236123bce4a369e

SHA-1:
6a945f0f507d5785289059d7762ecc56645fd3a3

SHA-256:
788519b914f3a965795095bfa1c383d4176172ebb0c2bdea1d961b64531221eb

Scanner detections:
2 / 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:
5/6/2024 8:28:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.98
9.0.1.0174

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.M
14.8.7.18

File size:
176.6 KB (180,808 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.7

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)

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:
1/10/2012 8:10:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:cWUkFm+lGQQbUBCR7wels39EiHl/jhCDNwd59edzaRiEoi7ondnVwHPy6o1ByB:9FxPBA7weg9EQBh4q9jw+ohVwHPy6rB

Entry address:
0x7C8E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 45, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, FA, 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:
7.8341

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

Code size:
164 KB (167,936 bytes)

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

http://assets.airinstaller.com/downloads/bundles/.../Pidgin_setup.exe

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