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setup.exe

Download Manager

Air Software

It uses the Air Installer distribution platform (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) to bundle unwanted software such as adware and browser toolbars during setup. The application setup.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.fastdownloaders.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.3.38

MD5:
c311f161dd7f073baad87e43ba441355

SHA-1:
28128d93ed0f0b2fa0af6e5011dcad985727dffe

SHA-256:
fe78f5013535b25b91c9da7d34b2d5718fd36e4cee25d0f9cd463669d4fec4ef

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
4/25/2024 11:50:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
408

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.K.17
7.11.158.92

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
2014.9-151224

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.1790

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18755

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10718, Adware.Downware.10027
9.0.1.0358

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.15.12.24.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-24-12_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14280

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2015.12.24.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
16.0.0.1074

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.12.24.09

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.12.24.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.151222

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.13

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_CA082EC9.TOMC
7.2.358

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
29708

File size:
2.1 MB (2,228,304 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.38

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AirInstaller.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:
2/29/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/1/2013 5:59:59 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:
36D5AA8967E82240D5AFEC2F301B54ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/6/2013 5:23:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:JVmzv9dVjKCKTyvthJ3DUTanI5eUA5MjUS13X9+BvVNoQI5Ouys5prn1lNM8MonL:zmTRETyvthJ3pI5AuUS13XAvVNo14uyU

Entry address:
0x14F722

Entry point:
E8, CF, 93, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, 9D, 5E, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 56, 94, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 85, C0, 74, 41, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, ED, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, C4, 96, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 2A, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, E7, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, CF, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, DE, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, EA, 11, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 8B, F1, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 85, C0, 75, 63, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4965

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,595,904 bytes)

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

http://download.fastdownloaders.com/get/click/.../?filename=Setup&uid=ebefb52f434e4132a5ea8b22dec1558a

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