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setup.exe

Adobe Flash Player

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Adobe 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 Adobe Flash Player. The application setup.exe, “Adobe Flash Player ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player

Description:
Adobe Flash Player

Version:
2.0.16.0

MD5:
1d2b3901af543bc6dee65d96faa19458

SHA-1:
22bded72e1d788c615a44b805d7d305158e752c8

SHA-256:
547e633d20123379933e39bb43efb8058308f2149bf1ac37067c57c625121ca8

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/26/2024 11:39:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145568
889

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.08.29

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Zusy.bmjkonyb
7.11.138.204

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140829

AVG
Generic_r
2015.0.3367

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145568
1.0.20.1205

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-62
0.98/19315

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17990

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5245
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A8.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145568
11.2014-29-08_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Airinstall
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11554

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.08.29.07

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!868487B1DD0F
5600.7023

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145568
15.0.0.723

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwfgei
0.28.0.59608

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.05.14.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.08.29.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
14.8.29.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14827

Sophos
PUA.AirInstaller
54

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
AirInstaller
27732

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.241
2.0.0.1857

File size:
755.9 KB (774,056 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.16.0

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}\appdata\local\temp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 4:59:59 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:
6/27/2014 1:49:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:wCgTBURd2JuJQHGlwst1QB9eyGgrsa3/JhKrnqCsNaUu64xzvReZX4Kj08:wNKftOreyLernDweRiIm08

Entry address:
0x25C418

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9358

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,733,632 bytes)

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