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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, “Software Updater ” 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 by Installer Setup)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.5.0.3

MD5:
7a3fa2e1ab8459044c4863666decd13a

SHA-1:
0ca8aff88219f71498b1741b4bfc65eacbe48f34

SHA-256:
ff09e18b8d61726d32e58cb8562ea6b42a42b1c08f6faa3bcb96c1bfeb419e72

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:
5/19/2024 6:43:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Installe.Installer (M)
16.4.28.22

File size:
1 MB (1,050,464 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.3

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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/23/2016 7:59:59 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:
10/31/2014 12:33:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3wxA+1b+KlMerR170pvcu7Oq0A8aI4vdrSEgrbNo3:g2WjOARZWcu3l5luRNw

Entry address:
0x338C20

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, 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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Entropy:
7.8884

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
988 KB (1,011,712 bytes)

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

http://files.getupdatesnow.com/v1.5/click/.../?uid=2175253527&sid=102759&filename=Setup&authenticated=IcA6DBGees4lxkykRufa1SLoXWv5F7f8R1grdkWTnKNtzytGCq2i6cg8TObULTalsDlb4OEnwOUskKDg3CTVLyCUtWF7Qb0tFSGxw6mpnU4ySQ0iCJwPuhWTU6SeDJ2ANOvokaTlyP7nvy0XOddd6aWR1o7GTJMWioOT0QeNl5ws268Jw4m1zM0KiPrJzCcFeSTvaQpbrtlEVN5mBaTnFeHGhVeSTJBZCi1OtQ0zAu6UvIbctuexBSvNSQknTJkp7pTfZU0997Cql9FclIZLDT3mmiBgPdK1phd9mhxpzTUmMfAFf2FPxxi8tevPV4hcwFTGW3vh3k5FmxtFV2SXB2FIfW4x319nwQi1ksZIhfyqyQoHL2E4RyDJd8CdpHB9BvdsiOZmGJVrKmvTJR8SmXEILx4fnSmtsZCT7VXHbNNnRgnJksVNJR3FivLWJ7lHNIWmC7yy627dML9BxdVQRpDs5zvaNGJSep73ltPXfTyOaWpLGdHXMwAhpBmWGQaLRQW1gx3RtdPNuQL3WaorHrn6zhNqZhyv6KBnLBBOe4IdDvidvWe9u1mhvhnI0K5GMmP9hv9VQEla6Pq1viZQn6cJJ51S6KktTlC9a0oX0GFS5ehGEIQTbHGWEBF24l1Qdg7pvVDQ2i2vFW3aJ43z1nOxsNfdyXBlB6kAA0f4ZLx9mtFigHDgCPotLtRlU6l65sc1gVsCtBAccC6vPLMPkGhpdIttb0vSlg8yZTbevmxUKlc4NXdQ3MVEicIcpT8tSuUvRdJqGHkhKtAbVRsuxPJKzeQ9ROUtGLzSivm1vr4Caqq7REiq0CfEXiIofIHruu6XtDB9WnzQI0GmWAIMBiGI6OutEDWHhhBR9I3FOQBLPcmMlATwgu63GkWZG

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