setup.exe

Download Manager

Air Software

It uses the Air Installer distribution platform (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) to bundle unwanted software such as adware and browser toolbars during setup. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from fastdownloaders.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.3.83

MD5:
80e628fae569d9a93542b7bc914d100a

SHA-1:
ae652d7567caa068e07f8455205373b9987fc2ed

SHA-256:
4e93fb6aa97940fa204121eeb2cb4a8ceb9e83682af9189229813ac4f367e944

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/20/2024 4:39:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
451

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.06.09

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirInst.1174
7.11.137.146

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
2014.9-151111

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2016.0.2929

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
1.0.20.1575

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-4
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17948

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1167
9.0.1.0315

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.15.11.11.08

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
Win32.Neshta.A
11.2015-11-11_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Airinstall
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11482

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.1138

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2015.11.11.08

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!767317AD3306
5600.6585

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
16.0.0.945

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwfgel
0.28.0.59608

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.1116296
14.05.20.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.11.11.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.11.11.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.151109

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.98
2.0.0.1791

File size:
1.1 MB (1,111,176 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.83

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:

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:
4/11/2013 11:52:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:BxrM3Trj6v+IXMJlI6fjrbA9yAgliZuT0VjBU11F1wJBniQEwF7Sbl:BxrMjSZcM6uMl2u4BU/F1eiQp7U

Entry address:
0x24B4A0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, EC, 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:
7.7622

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
1 MB (1,093,632 bytes)

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

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