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 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.3.90

MD5:
9d72a297bc38ec5cacef670289554fc5

SHA-1:
eec5cb2a762c9e8c24c9e356cf336097dc830f8c

SHA-256:
43660fbe6a3bef2b36c0ab20a8feea2a28b98b1c9bcda38e58cdfb029f9ccff6

Scanner detections:
27 / 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 7:56:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141101

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2015.0.3304

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-4
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17948

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1167
9.0.1.0305

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

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

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Airinstall
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11482

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.3014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.11.01.02

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!767317AD3306
5600.6960

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwfgel
0.28.0.59608

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.1116296
14.05.20.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.11.01.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
14.11.1.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141030

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

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:
1.1 MB (1,116,296 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.90

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 2:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 1:59:59 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:
4/30/2013 11:02:28 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YdXzXT/0GC8mlTO/xmybqffaUUoQxW0zrSBknFPatQTE:YdXzXT/EdTAxm5qUgWwe6aV

Entry address:
0x24E810

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, EB, 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:
7.7630

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
1 MB (1,097,728 bytes)

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