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setup.exe

Flash Player Pro

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Flash Player Pro. 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 Pro. The application setup.exe, “Flash Player Pro ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Flash Player Pro

Description:

Flash Player Pro

Version:

2.0.4.44

MD5:

e0ddd1f38092619d791d4b1679bd33e3

SHA-1:

1d650ac814779e1a112e2059f5d5316b2aef6565

SHA-256:

fcb915029cac67064ba93cb4219e481a0ac419d7f3461b7db9321926025c13ea

Scanner detections:

26 / 68

Status:

Adware

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

6/1/2024 6:41:34 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

Adware/Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.04.06

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

7.11.138.30

avast!

Win32:Installer-L [PUP]

2014.9-140406

AVG

AdInstaller.AirAds

2015.0.3513

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-65

0.98/19265

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17965

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4567

9.0.1.096

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)

8.9569

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.C.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of chromesetup.exe (Adware)

2014.4.6.1

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.Airinstall

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11896

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3441

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2014.04.06.01

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwcgrr

0.28.0.59608

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.05.04.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

14.08.07.06

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F

14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14404

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

AirInstaller

27594

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.73

2.0.0.1779

File size:

812.9 KB (832,424 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.44

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}\appdata\local\temp\setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/24/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 6:59:59 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:

10/7/2013 6:45:52 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:zulGRBlSzV2P4jnpdjoZadK8E0ut8kuMV9Ul7yn:Q+HmvpdjYiS9e4

Entry address:

0x25A400

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 90, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, 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:

7.8785

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:

776 KB (794,624 bytes)

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