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setup.exe

Flash Player

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Flash Player. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from Flash Player. The application setup.exe, “Flash Player ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Flash Player

Description:
Flash Player

Version:
2.0.4.50

MD5:
aafd6fd60f996097ebeaab608fdff646

SHA-1:
0b282d24e88370212ae69f25081afae1727f3128

SHA-256:
88e87d69d19e888c65ee6da7fa6e60472b4db135a4e59d57a8c10d77800d525e

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
4/24/2024 2:07:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.07.23

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirInst.23654
7.11.163.108

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
140617-1

AVG
Adware Generic_r.IZ
2014.0.3986

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18936

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4566
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.C.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.181.12806

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.07.22.03

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dcaffa
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.07.22.03

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14720

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
31208

File size:
813.9 KB (833,448 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4.50

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\setup.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:
10/10/2013 2:04:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7GZb5Adj0scxG0joAD7tiXVnBXhmu/SbkUwThLinKg40XOP:72AdC00MQ7tcxNhmocwhOC0+

Entry address:
0x25B900

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, E6, 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:
7.8795

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:
776 KB (794,624 bytes)

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