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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 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.playmediaplayer.com.
Publisher:
Installer Setup   (signed by Installer Setup)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.5.0.13

MD5:
c6301c909413ede0573221e4542de7ac

SHA-1:
4c17db67d224f9939130f15299c34bd48e1f8bc4

SHA-256:
1cb086b5e810e7feeb0867e116aec4d79e359a8dd127f8afc29924825a4ef27e

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 8:35:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.12.11

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150303

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3181

Clam AntiVirus
Heuristics.Trojan.Swizzor.Gen
0.98/19730

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.9938
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.E potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.SwiftBrowse.CH
11.2015-03-03_3

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15148

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstall
v2015.03.03.04

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Iminent.djreap
0.28.6.63850

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Air Software
15.3.3.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
34232

File size:
1 MB (1,059,680 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.13

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:
11/26/2014 4:42:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:KApZ97n9CTJ41DZshLvRURkADvLdcWjfcXX:KAbuEeh7RUyAP2WIn

Entry address:
0x33CE60

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, 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:
7.8775

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
996 KB (1,019,904 bytes)

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

http://ttb.playmediaplayer.com/download/request/.../cfAHE6KH?ClickID=1420--943--1386124040.1409&PubID=943&cb=0f07e2cf82

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