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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 36 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:
2.0.5.8

MD5:
8c64485c3c9c0f1a8cc644b5196abab0

SHA-1:
a5437c839d6d621e6a4ddd3b1041f0dcac9f88b9

SHA-256:
ee0667c233b6f2f730b2f0c14ed6b7d31ae9d933f15461bfa73c4feb84a24607

Scanner detections:
36 / 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:
5/4/2024 12:17:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
5629308

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.06.02

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

Arcabit
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
150602-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.D
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
1.0.20.765

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-8
0.98/20543

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17934

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10718
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.06.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-8f9a0f53
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
5.14.151

G Data
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.6.25

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
v2015.06.02.10

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
16.0.0.459

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbkcs
0.28.0.58873

Norman
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
02.06.2015 13:15:57

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.869288
15.06.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.06.02.11

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software
15.6.2.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15531

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
9837

Total Defense
Win32/Airinstaller!generic
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
27420

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.175
2.0.0.2202

File size:
848.9 KB (869,288 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.5.8

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}\appdata\local\temp\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:
4/3/2014 4:43:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QgGScqZthc8IqUhl/82dbtTaLr6TajhONj7uJ0s9hcolBhD+i71b37H2dJsmydV6:/5ta0LmTNj7u3oqhZydNEDKvoIc7A5

Entry address:
0x26BC30

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, 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:
7.8777

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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