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setup.exe

Download Manager

Air Software

It uses the Air Installer distribution platform (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) to bundle unwanted software such as adware and browser toolbars during setup. The application setup.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 25 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.fastdownloaders.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.3.38

MD5:
1fb521a005b62b0a2281e5e567179310

SHA-1:
ca396fd1fe74148624887c4cc8fd4bd54dc2c320

SHA-256:
907361917cb009e94f6a66a2d7ff729e8ff00de52db00fd922be05eb9d350a26

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/26/2024 4:06:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
359

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.F
7.11.159.226

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
2014.9-160211

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.210

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18831

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.897
9.0.1.042

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.16.02.11.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-11-02_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14280

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2016.02.11.12

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
17.0.0.126

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
11.20160211

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
16.02.11.12

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.11.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16209

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_CA082EC9.TOMC
7.2.42

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
31088

File size:
2.1 MB (2,228,304 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.38

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:
2/29/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/1/2013 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:
36D5AA8967E82240D5AFEC2F301B54ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/6/2013 6:23:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:JVmzv9dVjKCKTyvthJ3DUTanI5eUA5MjUS13X9+BvVNoQI5Ouys5prn1ENM8Monj:zmTRETyvthJ3pI5AuUS13XAvVNo14uyb

Entry address:
0x14F722

Entry point:
E8, CF, 93, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, 9D, 5E, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 56, 94, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 85, C0, 74, 41, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, ED, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, C4, 96, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 2A, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, E7, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, CF, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, DE, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, EA, 11, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 8B, F1, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 85, C0, 75, 63, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4965

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,595,904 bytes)

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

http://download.fastdownloaders.com/get/click/.../?filename=Setup&uid=039d21b33e8a4b788b42e0b94c5c0cd6

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