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setup.exe

Software Updater

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, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 34 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.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.5.3

MD5:

1398efd1c4c7ceb8a8a7741171cb75cf

SHA-1:

92b2e3ca721796279cec79992ba5eea45db407a1

SHA-256:

eb3f49b346f8b18afe11f883a384cd010f137d08fb48ce363e08d776bd1f55e8

Scanner detections:

34 / 68

Status:

Adware

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

4/26/2024 7:11:46 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

6066589

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.05.09

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.143.98

avast!

Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]

150319-1

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r.D

2014.0.4311

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

1.0.20.645

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17934

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4863

9.0.1.0129

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)

9.9673

F-Prot

W32/A-8f9a0f53

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

5.13.68

G Data

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

15.5.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of internetexplorer10.exe (Adware)

2015.8.7.9

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.Malware

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11737

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2015.05.09.06

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

16.0.0.387

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbmdb

0.28.0.59048

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.863144

15.05.08.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

15.05.09.06

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

5.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software

15.5.9.14

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15507

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

9885

Total Defense

Win32/AirInstaller.fNKAPeC

37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

28214

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.177

2.0.0.2173

File size:

842.9 KB (863,144 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.5.3

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:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/24/2013 8:00:00 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:

3/26/2014 1:25:08 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:1+i397HzPXaokrFOqtMr/jIpmDG9mhv+Il98VzD+zTWZJTHVFa:1+0Cj2roy8Y+v1nT+

Entry address:

0x269720

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 60, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E5, 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:

7.8872

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=1843298738&sid=103180&filename=setup

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