setup.exe.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.exe, “Download Manager ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.getsoftfree.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Description:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.33.0

MD5:
6304bcfa6f7ecf68f1f1afe6a4ec036f

SHA-1:
4f40e8949e06496d2e4d2478b789e22850dc2316

SHA-256:
01b99a26dc2c1815e57e858231048aaadf7985ec42b9c077a8d8117b69ce413e

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
4/19/2024 4:34:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
140813-1

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5340
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.151002
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.494

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
14.8.26.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
32210

File size:
758.4 KB (776,616 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.33.0

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:

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:
7/26/2014 9:44:55 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:daigCkA6eJI0YKjRY9gipX/jkG+7ctn9mCFj08eYvv5fJKbec:da5CtDdbY9gIX/hGAvKw2Cc

Entry address:
0x25E418

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9363

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,740,800 bytes)

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

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