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setup.exe.exe

Software Updater

Air Software

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.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.updatenowpro.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.5.0

MD5:
66de6d2709d5d477cfee4a97321c20ec

SHA-1:
01841b05dc457c7702074fe71d89cfa3ffb2f55f

SHA-256:
51d61860a928df680faf043ffdffcfb72ff0453ea01e5f3a6e0daba361dfb93e

Scanner detections:
31 / 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 12:04:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
911

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.08.07

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.138.188

avast!
Win32:Installer-L [PUP]
2014.9-140315

AVG
Generic_r
2015.0.3494

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957
1.0.20.1095

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-62
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17988

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4819
9.0.1.074

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957
8.14.08.07.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)
8.9588

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A8.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957
11.2014-07-08_5

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup(13).exe (Adware)
2014.4.25.7

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.3441

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.03.15.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957
15.0.0.657

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwanhi
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.07.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14313

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
27720

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.150
2.0.0.1798

File size:
842.4 KB (862,632 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.5.0

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 4:59:59 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:
3/6/2014 11:15:18 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:M7OkPVpSfAMEbmW3t9oPt2QWfIwV4j8eBhtuKG+YWpafR70fvg92iYttMhmNdvVa:M2AP9a2DIHg+tNG/WpaJ7uvBibqdv/CV

Entry address:
0x269510

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E5, 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, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8868

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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

http://download.updatenowpro.com/get/click/.../?uid=294235739&sid=1258&filename=setup.exe

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