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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 24 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 dl.airdwnlds.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.3.20

MD5:
2022fa537160324ebb5a3c78c6fbd101

SHA-1:
8e2869d6ed370c168a6f48c599af2a75f2a76efc

SHA-256:
055004187b75731000b2ba6b137b1abd3542299af3e73402deadb0751a8897e0

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
4/19/2024 8:00:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
445

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.K.17
7.11.158.92

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
2014.9-151117

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.1605

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18755

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10718, Adware.Downware.10027
9.0.1.0321

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.15.11.17.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-17-11_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14280

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2015.11.17.12

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
16.0.0.963

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.11.17.12

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.11.17.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.151115

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.13

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_CA082EC9.TOMC
7.2.321

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
29708

File size:
2.1 MB (2,179,736 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.20

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:
3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/1/2013 11:59:59 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:
11/22/2012 6:44:07 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:wV3CMIqrzdFAEu01jGV5NpiFLnC1bSETcsibM8ToSAQpGY16y6hMJDB/L8:wwPqrzdFAEz1yN4U1bSET0Q8ToApGY1C

Entry address:
0x14789F

Entry point:
E8, E2, 93, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, ED, 5D, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 69, 94, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 85, C0, 74, 41, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, F0, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, D7, 96, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 2A, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, E7, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, D2, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, DE, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, ED, 11, 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:
6.4851

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,559,040 bytes)

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

http://dl.airdwnlds.com/get/click/.../

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