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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 25 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:
2.0.3.40

MD5:
65a23da541e80243175ba409cddd9637

SHA-1:
6a05fb6a13c6efe6470427706f839e68f530358d

SHA-256:
6b9f0537fba2d9f092455b9447c94aaab13f3284b047702708bddd4a91866417

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 6:04:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
356

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.K.17
7.11.158.92

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
2014.9-160214

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.225

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18755

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10718, Adware.Downware.10027
9.0.1.045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.16.02.14.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-14-02_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14280

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2016.02.14.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
17.0.0.135

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
11.20160214

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
16.02.14.11

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.14.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16212

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.13

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_CA082EC9.TOMC
7.2.45

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
29708

File size:
2.1 MB (2,231,376 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.40

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:
2/15/2013 4:14:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Q6wkQUg2TcmmrTOOAGxiavdNiB5Pi89UYFX60/wH1v9zjMTYlPK05CK1KDtc8Pf+:Q6LlgmGTOOAG1vdEPi89U50/wHJ5jMTs

Entry address:
0x14FD0B

Entry point:
E8, 86, 94, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, AD, 5E, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 0D, 95, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 85, C0, 74, 41, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, A4, 23, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 7B, 97, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 2A, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, E7, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 86, 23, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, DE, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, A1, 12, 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:
6.4946

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,597,952 bytes)

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

http://download.fastdownloaders.com/get/click/.../?filename=Setup&uid=62736e28e0104afabfb3798b7094227d

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