home

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 dl.airdwnlds.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.3.22

MD5:
60ed8961d0a0b6c847022d8782c2f1d1

SHA-1:
df8b1c042e31d810a34d2afb60003e8dc1e658d1

SHA-256:
29a44063577861c22f18a5ff270502676b77e8de8298113d0db36618c4fd4f82

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 10:38:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
387

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.K.17
7.11.158.92

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
2014.9-160113

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.65

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18755

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10718, Adware.Downware.10027
9.0.1.013

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.16.01.13.10

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
11.2016-13-01_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14280

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2016.01.13.10

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
17.0.0.39

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
11.20160113

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
16.01.13.10

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.13.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16111

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.13

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_CA082EC9.TOMC
7.2.13

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
29708

File size:
2.1 MB (2,181,272 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.22

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 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/1/2013 3:59:59 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:
11/23/2012 1:34:22 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:TXTjraOpG3+MbOdhcpOASrNt3tBIE4EEPmE1Dt0NBpH3JL4qAIonM1rTzD:TXTPpG3+MbOd2OA+3tBIEmPmE1eNBpHZ

Entry address:
0x147DED

Entry point:
E8, E6, 93, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, ED, 5D, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 6D, 94, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 85, C0, 74, 41, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, F2, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, DB, 96, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 2A, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, E7, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, D4, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, DE, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, EF, 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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.4901

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,560,064 bytes)

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

http://dl.airdwnlds.com/get/click/.../?sid=nopb6

Remove setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.