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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 24 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:
c824702bf2e8c2a387352e7b1f6bb96b

SHA-1:
e522991608632b69fa5ddd3cddb869b4c3a269ae

SHA-256:
2f342b083482f71a7676aa047af50c52474bdd24c629575b249850582507d85b

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 11:04:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
400

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.183.182

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
2014.9-151231

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.1825

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
20022

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10718, Adware.Downware.10027
9.0.1.0365

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.15.12.31.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A7.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-31-12_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14280

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2015.12.31.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
16.0.0.1095

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.12.31.05

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.12.31.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.151229

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_BL1328DC.TOMC
7.2.365

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
34232

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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/1/2013 5:59:59 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 5:23:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:JVmzv9dVjKCKTyvthJ3DUTanI5eUA5MjUS13X9+BvVNoQI5Ouys5prn1mNM8Monv:zmTRETyvthJ3pI5AuUS13XAvVNo14uyF

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=ed7e9f33ec5449fa8cb8a796862f25ab

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