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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 32 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:
2.0.7.3

MD5:
654ec14a12539f0e3128d24d4c41cc48

SHA-1:
b26182a10b3335445422ab610b90a2959fa74516

SHA-256:
7cc244290d0227005716c9f25d8f71526ab873d7c57e5da75b4da55db16d42e7

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
4/23/2024 9:54:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
890

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.08.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.137.70

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
140813-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp.DQ
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
1.0.20.1200

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Airinstall
0.98/19314

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17934

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5041
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstall
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-2100c5bd
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.AirInstall
11.2014-28-08_5

G Data
Application.Bundler.AirInstall
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.08.28.10

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
15.0.0.720

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbkcs
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773032
14.08.28.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.08.28.11

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
14.8.28.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14826

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
10393

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
27420

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.169
2.0.0.1905

File size:
754.9 KB (773,032 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.7.3

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 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 4:59:59 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:
5/14/2014 9:38:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FsqLSiix1vV13me30XpR2/rUOrcbUagbaV2aWwYPvs2O1akJZ81C/wtzOmozJw0:GeSiiDr0Lar1QbUakaV2aDYcT1FJUCVV

Entry address:
0x25B418

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:
7.9359

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,728,512 bytes)

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