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Setup.exe

Software Updater

Installer Setup

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 file Setup.exe by Installer Setup has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser.
Publisher:
Installer Setup  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software Updater

Version:
2.5.0.21

MD5:
7eef622e3f768eb9083ecc47fed596d7

SHA-1:
b6e01a7470100ffd70b5161064d5fa9bc48de25d

SHA-256:
75c3a10d4cebf480214f3ff4aaedb2a0f1eb1176669496ab9d2bbb80fc44eabb

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
4/30/2024 6:09:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2015.01.04

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.199.90

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3241

Comodo Security
Packed.Win32.MUPX.Gen
20580

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)
9.10960

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1814525

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.01.03.10

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.01.03.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallerSetup.CC
15.1.3.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
36340

File size:
1 MB (1,065,344 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.21

Copyright:
(c) Installer Setup

Original file name:
Setup.exe

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installer Setup

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/23/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Installer Setup, O=Installer Setup, L=Vancouver, 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:
114A4CD0F4776DC50DF11F7D51696678

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/15/2014 5:33:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SeoeR2///ES6U3122qr/0noH3DBRMvF5FN7HF5olna:SeoeReEr7DDBRO5fFZ

Entry address:
0x345CE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, DB, 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:
7.8959

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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