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setup.exe

Adobe Flash Player

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Adobe Flash Player. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from Adobe Flash Player. 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.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Adobe Flash Player

Version:
2.0.3.88

MD5:
248f71ef3439049ab794b100cddcfb96

SHA-1:
95c758915abfe4924c4a19e0e5230ba48a5a0224

SHA-256:
5a9b59f70fa0fd969a4c991ffc068a23bf80647e555135c69c825bdbf9a11039

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/19/2024 4:09:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
5739642

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.04.27

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.137.118

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150427

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2016.0.3126

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.585

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-4
0.98/19268

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
18377

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1167
9.0.1.0117

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
9.0.0.4799

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
11.2015-27-04_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of update.exe (Adware)
2015.7.28.0

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2127

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2015.04.27.04

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
16.0.0.351

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwfgel
0.28.0.59921

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.1115272.B
14.04.14.02

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.04.27.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software
15.4.27.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15425

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
29732

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.8
2.0.0.1806

File size:
1.1 MB (1,115,272 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.88

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:
4/18/2013 4:15:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:U7DPsK0AySW3/0ACrQSdLCgTH3f2xHfD9u8AXzzbNaZe7:U7DPsK0Lsb0aTv29fpzAfbH

Entry address:
0x24D420

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, EB, 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:
7.7645

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
1 MB (1,097,728 bytes)

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

http://install.software-updates.co/get/click/.../?filename=Setup

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