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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 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.fastdownloaders.com.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller Inc. (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Download Manager

Version:

2.0.3.50

MD5:

db541f5c0cca3ac60a854e94e8aafaa0

SHA-1:

d83af3d7c2de30b2c5ace38c3096b189863ac595

SHA-256:

6beebc66241d0fc91b801a451f93fbea3828aa61a4c8c443677c5a1e29bb33fd

Scanner detections:

33 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

4/25/2024 2:38:53 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

385

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2014.06.09

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/AirInst.1174

7.11.137.146

avast!

Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]

2014.9-160116

AVG

Adware Generic_r

2017.0.2863

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

1.0.20.80

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-4

0.98/19073

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17948

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1167

9.0.1.016

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.16.01.16.06

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

Win32.Neshta.A

11.2016-16-01_7

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.Airinstall

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.176.11482

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.809

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2016.01.16.06

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!767317AD3306

5600.6519

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

17.0.0.48

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwfgel

0.28.0.59608

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.1116296

14.05.20.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

16.01.16.06

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)

16.1.16.6

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16114

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782985

29418

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.98

2.0.0.1791

File size:

1 MB (1,094,736 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.3.50

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:

3/1/2013 6:53:49 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:McTF2pPvabapZFuLlh3F4QxcNqPZhVcnfpd50O/z7+YPLV:FApnabapZsRR6QvZhIrSCKYR

Entry address:

0x241090

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, B0, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, EC, 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:

7.7639

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

1 MB (1,077,248 bytes)

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

http://download.fastdownloaders.com/get/click/.../?filename=Setup&uid=57f939634eea4211b4b5fbe0343b7b97

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