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Software Updater

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application setup.exe, “Software Updater ” by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.82.0

MD5:
224a99ffdb4840a4235f161603fb2e1f

SHA-1:
c45f342825d41a1d087c0412f60172d07f03f148

SHA-256:
8cb8d78c50d2b506e297a07603eb98eb3ef8ba141c60a72d0e1d3d931f8b3619

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/19/2024 8:39:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
867

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.09.24

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.173.240

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140920

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3345

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.1315

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Graftor-362
0.98/19410

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5439
9.0.1.0263

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
8.14.09.20.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6bcf410b
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.2014-20-09_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of skype_setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.3.10

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.09.20.09

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!E30135681482
5600.7001

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
15.0.0.789

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt
0.28.2.61519

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.20.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.F
14.9.20.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14918

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.532
2.0.0.1908

File size:
911.4 KB (933,272 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.82.0

Copyright:
(c) Install Manager

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Manager

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/6/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Manager, O=Install Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06C0BBB90999729C33560EC18A203261

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/18/2014 3:43:29 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1WVRRjLtteqtSKrl/Omvei18FZigwY6kxOVyCCObEJ3o:1WVvveqtSw/zeb+flw2

Entry address:
0x2A11C0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, E3, 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:
7.8740

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
848 KB (868,352 bytes)

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