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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 33 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 fastdownloaders.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.3.73

MD5:
d44ffce14234e30d6ee519360ab6d50e

SHA-1:
905113d2c55bea8af3d275610c62efddc92770b3

SHA-256:
82f1a9287361be9740a260a1609aa72449d7f5ff15b3841bcd3b0213cc8d61d6

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/24/2024 12:59:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
375

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.06.09

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirInst.1174
7.11.137.146

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
2014.9-160126

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2017.0.2853

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
1.0.20.130

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-4
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17948

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1167
9.0.1.026

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.16.01.26.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Win32.Neshta.A
11.2016-26-01_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Airinstall
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11482

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.760

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2016.01.26.02

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!767317AD3306
5600.6509

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
17.0.0.78

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwfgel
0.28.0.59608

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.1116296
14.05.20.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
16.01.26.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.26.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16124

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.98
2.0.0.1791

File size:
1.1 MB (1,105,544 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.73

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:
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:
4/4/2013 6:23:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ESz0WgF2h6kZrcyoMb4XK46VXnkWSfZlHxK8DbNj+AP7iUuQlm911vuRrxLoo1:E1WxQCxbbHXkNFdAgiUuo2uRrf

Entry address:
0x247FB0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, F0, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, EC, 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, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.7657

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
1 MB (1,089,536 bytes)

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

http://fastdownloaders.com/lps/.../download.php?uid=1f4bd25e3ac14469b2606d4614a54ef0

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