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setup.exe

7-Zip

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 by Air Software has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
Igor Pavlov  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
7-Zip

Description:
7z SFX

Version:
9.20

MD5:
7f52e3ced9a2a7e419dd9bac6f26a879

SHA-1:
8951ae47862d9ca80973f1477ab1b0715500597d

SHA-256:
98e090d75c62acfd8edc756551c78cca74b789b59d67b52b970da24e348623d5

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 2:02:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.7u0@aSejLJai
523

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2015.05.19

Avira AntiVirus
TR/ATRAPS.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3001

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.11360
9.0.1.0242

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.115731
11.2015-30-08_1

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16143

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2015.08.30.08

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!184DD1D43FDE
5600.6657

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.185413
16.0.0.726

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.24.1357

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.08.30.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.8.30.20

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
39486

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.FakeAV.Win32.314885
2.0.0.2221

File size:
1.1 MB (1,152,424 bytes)

Product version:
9.20

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov

Original file name:
7z.sfx.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:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/17/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/18/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Air Software, O=Air Software, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
16564ACDBB7F9D84DADD0FD418C69A51

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2010 4:27:33 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4WvknOMEfomB2sUo+baHYjAu19MfMifkZMX3OjmiyK701yL:4UeOMmFIho+yi90MiVubwML

Entry address:
0x1D262

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 20, 1E, 42, 00, 68, 5C, D2, 41, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 68, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, 33, DB, 89, 5D, FC, 6A, 02, FF, 15, 04, 11, 42, 00, 59, 83, 0D, 90, BD, 42, 00, FF, 83, 0D, 94, BD, 42, 00, FF, FF, 15, 00, 11, 42, 00, 8B, 0D, 70, 9D, 42, 00, 89, 08, FF, 15, FC, 10, 42, 00, 8B, 0D, 6C, 9D, 42, 00, 89, 08, A1, 64, 11, 42, 00, 8B, 00, A3, 8C, BD, 42, 00, E8, 1C, 01, 00, 00, 39, 1D, 20, 7A, 42, 00, 75, 0C, 68, EA, D3, 41, 00, FF, 15, 0C, 11...
 
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Entropy:
6.9658

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
126.6 KB (129,684 bytes)

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