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.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.6.7

MD5:
ded1b14792ced89e4c191024cd12cfc5

SHA-1:
a3b582786518c21503c730dd221b68baf24c7ca5

SHA-256:
9bcf9bebf2e842e992d563f9b0d7ca737aa8d46ee3c96f3bc2cd3dae832bf6b7

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
4/25/2024 10:55:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
6289464

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.01.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.137.70

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp.CP
2014.0.4253

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
1.0.20.35

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Airadinstaller-2
0.98/19891

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17934

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4979
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.D.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.01.07.08

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
16.0.0.21

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbkcs
0.28.0.58873

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.770472
15.01.07.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.01.07.09

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
15.1.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15105

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
10129

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
27420

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.176
2.0.0.2027

File size:
752.4 KB (770,472 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.6.7

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller

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:

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:
4/23/2014 12:48:20 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cx5Eg69iaJKNVocBGw0+ANoq4ed3k05tFDkl/mUdqrAOt/704RVhlFgeCKsxMnq:QEFiaJciRwRAx3Zk5KrAOt/FXDFANMnq

Entry address:
0x25A418

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9356

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,721,856 bytes)

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

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