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Software Updater

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The application setup.exe, “Software Updater ” by This is not a toolbar has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.getsoftfree.com.
Publisher:
ScottTest   (signed by This is not a toolbar)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.50.0

MD5:
a1e95923f81560c330f83d8fb69f9923

SHA-1:
8f0808c45aa254e5155220dbedcd327d2b6447c8

SHA-256:
5fb9b9b37bb78d7cfe7884cb7b84ce3d01b08492d3be8b5dc6dbbda615bcea6d

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 1:27:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
828

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.174.226

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140814

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r
2015.0.3382

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.1515

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-205
0.98/19437

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5383
9.0.1.0226

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
8.14.10.30.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-ad198980
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.2014-30-10_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
14.10.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of samsung kies setup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.30.5

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.08.14.08

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!A1E95923F815
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
15.0.0.909

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.debggl
0.28.2.62286

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Thisisnotatoolbar.F
14.8.14.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14812

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.468
2.0.0.1934

File size:
897.3 KB (918,792 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.50.0

Copyright:
(c) ScottTest

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
This is not a toolbar

Authority:
Highly Trusted Software - You Should Install

Valid from:
6/14/2013 11:31:33 AM

Valid to:
12/31/2039 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=This is not a toolbar

Issuer:
CN=Highly Trusted Software - You Should Install

Serial number:
6EB5DEF1106583B14453B25B18179CB2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/13/2014 4:30:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:eSJxohGYj93ixuKhmsNkiUchjvFxa2JyHoj2ADCIL0lOYyolo:hugYJixnmriUqdxVv+dwYyoi

Entry address:
0x298CD0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, E3, 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:
7.8733

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=313761401&sid=777&filename=software_updater

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