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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 7 anti-malware scanners. 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:
2.5.0.5

MD5:
e534f89b0d3d75ed2af94af01a1b9999

SHA-1:
81620816cbcf412d0bbde160c36b88ea67d87b34

SHA-256:
b5bb51701725c7f2b0fa53f47ba9d4d8d96ea15eb1b90ddeb6cfc38090f4d589

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
4/26/2024 3:26:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.183.8

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141121

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3283

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.D potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstall
v2014.11.21.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallerSetup.F
14.11.21.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
34232

File size:
1 MB (1,050,464 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.5

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:
10/24/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/24/2016 12:59:59 AM

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:
11/1/2014 6:48:36 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3Wg1pfPZAr2cO4RAbeqZFMaW8XcSXCEVsHwYM+ZHwGrg:mkPeobeqZFMLSXCEVsQbSHwr

Entry address:
0x338E00

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, 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:
7.8896

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
988 KB (1,011,712 bytes)

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

http://files.getupdatesnow.com/v1.5/click/.../?uid=102560_03fc5060eac1def6b201185ac0790f80&sid=2858&filename=Setup&authenticated=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