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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 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.4.81

MD5:
040ae4350c812e1590848a3fda013590

SHA-1:
d0abe714fe9c350f765212a6b4fbf2c196882f1f

SHA-256:
3982ee7aae8a3661a49cd6fe5caabcdeea66ba2dce5de6b4690e126f1386f353

Scanner detections:
32 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/27/2024 3:12:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
6294574

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.03.30

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.137.70

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150330

AVG
Adware InstallCore.RU
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
1.0.20.445

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17934

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4757
9.0.1.089

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.D.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of chrome_update.exe (Adware)
2015.7.4.21

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.2265

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.03.30.10

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
16.0.0.267

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbyev
0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.03.30.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software
15.3.30.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15328

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
9965

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.103
2.0.0.2122

File size:
841.9 KB (862,120 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4.81

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:
1/22/2014 11:06:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:RfSm11VAQHzYWZV2fqdRtOjIBbPdQeq8pjnLjmlsCRw6xF3sidhb0fJ:RqmTiQPQqEjCPvnL6f3sij0fJ

Entry address:
0x2672B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, E5, 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:
7.8860

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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