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Software Updater

Air Software

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 Air Software has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.5.0

MD5:
3f8baad988e809a4b4d289ef048db433

SHA-1:
6553ba1b8b881dec4a9e994918390bee7fa2a9a3

SHA-256:
64c99abca16379c43dce487bc823c757c367737fb70a6c6bb92977fafecee3e3

Scanner detections:
32 / 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 6:40:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.AirInstaller.A
833

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.10.24

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.aldw.4
7.11.157.120

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-141024

AVG
Adware BundleApp
2015.0.3311

Bitdefender
Adware.AirInstaller.A
1.0.20.1485

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Airadinstaller-2
0.98/19454

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18253

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4979
9.0.1.0297

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
8.14.10.24.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-10bb76c9
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.AirInstaller.A
11.2014-24-10_6

G Data
Adware.AirInstaller
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12553

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.3051

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.10.24.09

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.AirInstaller.A
15.0.0.891

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz
0.28.0.60475

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.862112.B
14.05.09.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.10.24.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.K
14.10.24.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141022

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ahyx
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.100
2.0.0.1784

File size:
842.4 KB (862,632 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.5.0

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}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 6:59:59 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:
3/6/2014 1:15:18 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:M7OkPVpSfAMEbmW3t9oPt2QWfIwV4j8eBhtuKG+YWpafR70fvg92iYttMhmNdvV4:M2AP9a2DIHg+tNG/WpaJ7uvBibqdv/cF

Entry address:
0x269510

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E5, 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:
7.8868

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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