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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 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
Installer Setup   (signed by Installer Setup)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.5.0.6

MD5:
d6775ad4a035f8ea018c1c3e2ff60f86

SHA-1:
496c8d2fba5cdc5e728ecd1763b7932976a2b8a1

SHA-256:
a975ddc033a71fc38df60884cba192290f8fb8bc8558ff6757fd59b611b98388

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 3:18:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.182.198

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141121

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3292

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.D potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstall
v2014.11.21.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallerSetup.F
14.11.21.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
34232

File size:
1 MB (1,057,120 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.6

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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/23/2016 6:59:59 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:
11/10/2014 11:54:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:12fy3DHz8h9mWqwvc32sNEAX8mXHt52oWcGzroY5yAGWz9:126T6Y0nslXt52oCgYMAG2

Entry address:
0x33B4C0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, 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:
7.8828

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
992 KB (1,015,808 bytes)

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