home

setup.exe

Flash Player

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for 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 Flash Player. The application setup.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 30 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:
Flash Player

Version:
2.0.3.93

MD5:
c654a53eb8031b887798d81d44a431af

SHA-1:
a3db5e4bdaf632216734cf25bceed26f12e1ca8b

SHA-256:
5150c0ccb6cd7ff47584fc0bf2aa3f855ac34c3e3f33c8c57ec8cf617aac15a9

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
4/20/2024 11:46:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
380

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/AirInst.23654
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
2014.9-160120

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2017.0.2858

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.100

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-4
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
21856

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10718
9.0.1.020

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.16.01.20.09

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
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-20-01_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
16.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15680

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.786

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
17.0.0.60

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.cxexhz
0.30.20.1219

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.823720.B
15.04.22.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
16.01.20.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.20.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16118

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
39354

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.118
2.0.0.2149

File size:
1.1 MB (1,116,808 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.93

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:
5/10/2013 2:39:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6BgCkVrizucYSpcaaWVgqSzLXdMS04R2AFeZiTcrgM86xc3FX7RNhT5:6BBFzBcWGqSzLf04R6i4kM8ccxRh

Entry address:
0x24EB80

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, 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:
7.7632

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://ad.xtendmedia.com/clk?3,eJytTdFugkAQ.BreCDm4QzCkDyBeaiotbWgIvJD17oqnIFTPgn59j2r8gk52N7Mzs1kbBy7xZhsgG28uAMAWgY0FIz5gPvdNFATB3CEEe9j2zc9BNAv2zN.rKN3uhiicsDyfsiG8oZ7G6sZTf5oLmjd9eret7rUN.wWR9.3B7nz197eO.bDLzi9jTKJHLC5l4lDdCVrnyVjkhUoy2iQSkbd8Oa4zuiuudF9m5b7I6mtSPy6fTHOrVG.g0HCoLnYUoOSPsEYlDrwVXILFulY7LaiuvWiioLa2qm0MTIFX6tILA8fADWem15O8TitGaHRcpLWTVJNguy7ybHcSBFOyO1Ss4.ek4YQ6W4H6qvoGLuL4C84Xf3w=,

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