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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 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

setup.exe.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.4.99

MD5:

9bd61c93e3b76e9b843fbf4aba8b6338

SHA-1:

556d34c66c5056aa88a21ba1923ca2ac9c01b7f7

SHA-256:

ea230fd2ffbb9e9416ce5f30e54cb72022ea32075b5f91b2b64c8829502312bc

Scanner detections:

34 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:

4/25/2024 9:43:17 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

862

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.09.26

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.137.118

avast!

PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-140926

AVG

Adware InstallCore

2015.0.3340

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

1.0.20.1345

Bkav FE

HW32.CDB

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-19

0.98/19185

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18105

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4790

9.0.1.0269

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957

8.14.09.26.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

11.2014-26-09_6

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of driversetup.exe (Adware)

2014.12.7.22

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.Malware

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.175.11028

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3195

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.09.26.12

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

15.0.0.807

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

14.09.26.12

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F

14.9.25.23

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14924

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

10192

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller.aimu

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

29418

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.100

2.0.0.1786

File size:

841.9 KB (862,120 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.99

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 3:59:59 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:

2/26/2014 9:32:55 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:8dSm0SPFmhs4+doHz2hM3OBT922ymyqlA9ZfZI7m2/g5xkdGOcJz5:8djdd/qH5G5nS9Zfi7m2F8OQ5

Entry address:

0x268310

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 50, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, 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:

7.8867

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://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=253176594&sid=777&filename=setup.exe

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