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setup.exe

Flash Player

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Flash Player. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from Flash Player. The application setup.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Flash Player

Version:
2.0.3.91

MD5:
af7905dc9170ce01ae32851e93213ca6

SHA-1:
c89e706b4a1e1d73cb294b8a039af3172d8da83a

SHA-256:
14b346844393ad238acde7f05d9a943d10b9866e2c45070afce2c88e3bea7b3e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:50:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.8.7.18

File size:
1.1 MB (1,116,296 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.91

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:
Air Software

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:
5/7/2013 3:13:05 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ge4wNXPQiu/KEU1RcVeqTRCNY2L+bT3+0Vi1OIlS1jHhlwTD:ge4wNziKZc+Ebr+d1OIMhlE

Entry address:
0x24E920

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, EB, 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:
7.7633

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
1 MB (1,097,728 bytes)

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

http://ad.xtendmedia.com/clk?3,eJytTV1vgkAQ.DW8EXOfQEL6cAi0NGKsQY2-mAt3wlFOqF4q-ut7qPEXdDLZnZ3ZzUIcUkwFlgfM6QFAnwchxDLwhEQEIBeEYQgh8ikmFAB3dZHtdNvgLxYt6uYSsRHp5lxc2ANVkjCWPfQiGGuS6rZfPONpttTsXxD5P8vyqe2.yjIOmFAfsm5I9FqLV2SOcrK9rZvZJiPzeGvyIm1zBetd86lnRUl2hfjOi7XevefDvHpdvrlubUzvYOag1LI8SW7Ur5wMRh6FlkLxSdlpm.Snbrjarrnp9PWe3K1JbXTr4JSLvbn20sExFw7y7HhWt3HEAAyIAuudlRkNSCnwIR0NWRrVHfdlJ8aAIOp7PvoDqXl-.g==,

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