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setup.exe

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 34 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.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.7.5

MD5:

19bf12d22f8d4848854b3e226bbc282f

SHA-1:

760e364c7fe1d0cb71a550e3769efdb0e953e153

SHA-256:

707fbfa28cda331f426a07dca1d1a9c0dd8a4413f86af560a3114de9ed3cf443

Scanner detections:

34 / 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:

4/23/2024 9:43:15 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

5563062

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.05.27

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.138.188

avast!

Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]

150525-2

AVG

Adware BundleApp.DY

2014.0.4311

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

1.0.20.735

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17988

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.10718

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Generic.AC.34131

5/27/2015

F-Prot

W32/S-088c33da

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

5.14.151

G Data

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

15.5.25

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.Malware

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11663

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2015.05.27.10

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

16.0.0.441

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbkcs

0.28.0.58873

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1

03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773032.D

15.05.22.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

15.05.27.10

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

5.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software

15.5.27.10

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15525

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

9850

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

27720

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.199

2.0.0.2190

File size:

754.9 KB (773,032 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.7.5

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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 7:59:59 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:

5/29/2014 4:51:59 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:4zKnYY9AuSRB2hjeCBAhKhSli+NAL1X1DjXblIJReVI7uQc/HML7Q:cIAVie+AhKUiaA5h4oILhL7Q

Entry address:

0x25C418

Entry point:

60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10... 
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Entropy:

7.9357

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.6 MB (1,729,024 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=2091--1491--1401560625.2462&sid=FX_1491&filename=Setup

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