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setup.exe

Software Updater

Installer Setup

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 setup.exe by Installer Setup has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.getupdatesnow.com.
Publisher:
Installer Setup  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software Updater

Version:
2.5.0.19

MD5:
f1766ee6f67f37f517a1b1975a9fc727

SHA-1:
093a0c698e49cdf5d00291942c5844407d6a0474

SHA-256:
afcb4a45cdb0f322ddd49067293f365d2a86ecf75b3c343e59a1304486f1a0a7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/17/2024 6:57:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.7.16.20

File size:
1 MB (1,064,048 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.19

Copyright:
(c) Installer Setup

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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installer Setup

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/23/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Installer Setup, O=Installer Setup, L=Vancouver, 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:
114A4CD0F4776DC50DF11F7D51696678

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/11/2014 9:30:10 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:jW3lNWiOL87cCCtjS1JnvnPBPQ0KcUFqlguSxZ/S3K0l:YCpVtjcJ/P1KlvxZ9e

Entry address:
0x345B30

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, DB, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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

http://files.getupdatesnow.com/v1.5/click/.../?uid=123&sid=123&filename=setup

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