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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 30 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 cdn.airdwnlds.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.3.2

MD5:
cfee8d6bf72a0b9e8a47fa5e5a31a6cd

SHA-1:
7216f8ab14c5e8f652fe9986b6fff9f082bd5310

SHA-256:
64f8ac41ecc2f42db79f879758212d351262cf54f44827e184f7f1faad8133cd

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
5/6/2024 12:16:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
425

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.AD.2
7.11.163.78

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
2014.9-151207

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.1705

Bkav FE
W32.Clod2fc.Trojan
1.3.0.4261

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18930

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10718, Adware.Downware.586
9.0.1.0341

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.15.12.07.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/AirInstaller
12/7/2015

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A7.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-07-12_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.173.9916

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2015.12.07.01

McAfee
Artemis!1FD78BE53C8D
5600.6559

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
16.0.0.1023

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.ddzazh
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
11.20151207

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.12.07.01

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.12.7.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.151205

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_BK083306.TOMC
7.2.341

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.862
2.0.0.2166

File size:
927.7 KB (949,928 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.2

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AirInstallerOne.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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/1/2013 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:
36D5AA8967E82240D5AFEC2F301B54ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/30/2012 6:43:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FjoPoZ7gsHVe0lclvCPjsYCADtjAKFVdc3fKTfXL/21/pGiAC53T+d2i7Hn:FUAh1eYclvCPjNAKevMXkJAC53TG7Hn

Entry address:
0x220CC0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, EC, 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:
7.8874

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
908 KB (929,792 bytes)

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

http://cdn.airdwnlds.com/downloads/bundles/ss/.../setup.exe

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