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setup.exe

Software Updater

Installer Setup

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 by Installer Setup has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.freemediaplayer.tv.
Publisher:
Installer Setup  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software Updater

Version:
3.0.0.91

MD5:
a56a37f5396bee0f51cb810952b4eb57

SHA-1:
ff01eb2e61ef41e23535d24e25a06a37700b84f9

SHA-256:
d02681dd67e6cf23b3d9de190bb3b88e0db173abad7f47b6581854a13084a5a3

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
6/24/2025 7:14:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2015.04.03

avast!
Hoblig [Heur]
2014.9-150501

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader.EQH
2014.0.4311

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10709
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor
11.2015-01-05_6

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15753

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2015.05.01.12

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.10.952

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Air Software.Bundler
15.4.30.20

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Malware-Cryptor.FSP.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39486

File size:
1.1 MB (1,102,064 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.91

Copyright:
(c) Installer Setup

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installer Setup

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/23/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/23/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Installer Setup, O=Installer Setup, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
188C75106A329415713A40BD52985D5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 6:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:KxG1kXoqB9XS7/NuEFhgQsHMnP5lp5NtotoFFocHfUPj:vzK9i7/NjbgknPbp5ojcHsPj

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9389

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,038 bytes)

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

http://www.freemediaplayer.tv/.../300?sub_id=apn630_fra1CJX9s6vs_YKfchACGP_f_aqGtLajSSINNzUuODQuMTc2LjExMigBMLj-hqYF&pub_id=337&template=lp9

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