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setup.exe

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 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.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.13.0

MD5:
bf12a16dc2e03244087f7dd815ef64e2

SHA-1:
b89294a900fd9154a634e88641581b6ad9827403

SHA-256:
218fcb6eb6efa60b4f96b788823bea4e392d9c97353ae30ac67d022e30b95aaa

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:
4/25/2024 6:40:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
6528855

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.02.25

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.137.70

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
150101-1

AVG
Generic_r
2016.0.3187

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
1.0.20.280

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17934

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5217
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/S-088c33da
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.2.25

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
v2015.02.25.12

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
16.0.0.168

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbkcs
0.28.0.58873

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.774056.C
15.02.25.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.02.25.12

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.Air Software
15.2.25.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15223

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
10032

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
27420

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.206
2.0.0.2080

File size:
755.9 KB (774,056 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.13.0

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}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 6:59:59 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:
6/13/2014 1:49:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:pNhBJitWYoOOIpkYQJsYwA8/BLDjoFrxzebIz+WxxBVDGYP3IEb:9BgcY8DlBODUzzEIdxxjDdP4Eb

Entry address:
0x25C418

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:
7.9361

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,733,632 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=2124--1500--1403015746.1418&sid=FX_1500&filename=Setup

https://secure.oinstaller9.com/o/.../setup.exe

http://install.optimuminstaller.com/o/.../setup.exe

http://download-instantly.com/is/http://secure.oinstaller6.com/o/.../Pinterest_Setup.exe

http://secure.oinstaller6.com/o/.../Pinterest_Setup.exe

http://download-instantly.com/is/http://dl.playfizz.com/pfdl/eNcmKFc0HVADIBEPijBY3cokVVn6Qg1VMOebj1BCIrkAZs6wDEQHa6RNQWO8/WXe67GLnixBxdhWRBjYDgKYbm2v09DwEVs55MfhXhsc2yPflHqQJ4qQXfHsQ/.../PlayFizzSetup.exe

http://dl.playfizz.com/pfdl/eNcmKFc0HVADIBEPijBY3cokVVn6Qg1VMOebj1BCIrkAZs6wDEQHa6RNQWO8/WXe67GLnixBxdhWRBjYDgKYbm2v09DwEVs55MfhXhsc2yPflHqQJ4qQXfHsQ/.../PlayFizzSetup.exe

http://playfizz.com/.../click.php?options=eNckKFc0HVADIBEPijBY3cokVUP6Rg1XJIqY9Ck Z7ICadW2CiR3J ZZOUjKSHeg7GXm2k0zGmf8HTREi6MXxmDz9ygQOYYDE4VSjJo5wPPjdddApqttBgxbogagEFvZmkrq0WK1hgcoXcKpYy2IFhhF0nwoV7WlvQN EQ87Cc06jHMheQY=&c=gameIdxprod350022

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