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setup.exe

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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.getupdatesnow.com.
Publisher:
Installer Setup   (signed by Installer Setup)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.5.0.6

MD5:
7548b788a157bc45f79a1fba51502f5c

SHA-1:
6011b3bea9e2c95a36172393135d7930d03ff37d

SHA-256:
bc7975c84583b33ecf471d8a62620f1d62e88579b7976effc075a7fc76a21beb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/17/2024 11:21:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Installe.Installer (M)
16.4.28.23

File size:
1 MB (1,056,608 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/23/2016 7:59:59 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:
11/5/2014 4:27:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:wvrZM+aa6CCSGqDqUd94rYFt4wKFYJow4veVkf8xCMg7:gM+a3OPiop9SyVGGCM8

Entry address:
0x33A270

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, 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:
7.8846

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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

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

http://files.getupdatesnow.com/v1.5/click/.../?uid=2175253527&sid=102759&filename=Setup&authenticated=SirJZ2zhDJfa0Le2LlWUqQPhH8fDQ2yvNLHtrmBpOrCl7tUOGE5VDI9hgfNixSr8gayd8nST1DyPytDBTIaDeVhA0Lb0CT7AgyNdCf7ze8IT01tGSAnqIQZFxkevJdV7Q1zOkAgFy1wz1HRydao9wkKQ9CdhHAPaoDzrqg69iLpZKxWoB3lLdkxsZ0e64ziCrpApaQ0npbUG2VcsZUdUpcnoFqqzIgFuSOlNESqBWqHXffOxhnb6t343HPXTok20BDZ8X68r2ah9HF38K6fidyTekDv9S4cQlhI5W0dooJlJDCVU9wfX47K36uVDOQfSN4x0oLSGRsXnXvVuRI1UkRFdZGF7eTtPQNyLHpwq3MdtCzIPtQQ8OzqCZoGtxmuKEJhb7ZPTlUsFal0JERzKpILDIhLGMzfTCzKVT7LLiiS10wsdkCpfJb5IZt3PNQvKeNbwEAlhaRSuKEbp64apUJDr14ye1zMqSxHQx1P5Rx2nbDakVvFfrGMcA4efIZUNk6kTrKe1ihXpPyaixLz2t1H3tGfxGUJtHT0IqTSdAl9irX62TlK8lhMtk5e3D55Qtr3loLU5ZTFOe7dkTz5drQiVCwCTADQ405PogsNqZ1kDGGbZJ4k6vODN2wID1IgBpFqrw91I9RuQ4xBScMoM5HA1R74FBCMom6PvF7QSaya67LiUeGUQMetRFU3nQTrxpdgwzuFbnzBM77cCNk8QGDH2HNkvbetNQIAiJzW8h32Taaz5i0gqQFR5OpN4EcEJgbHdLPUfcRK5RTNUTGdvwEkiMix8I14lkzOzXu7qMTqN7zyFVa2PGPrWnH5XSTBdZUDAymcwrLSSWsEcUv05rV4dXFf0ouImgbvlx6DtsTrcwiycmsAsb3I2zRSHn

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