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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 30 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.

File name:

setup.exe.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.5.0

MD5:

1bb100764347c792476beee2da059e8b

SHA-1:

989cbb581d75f4fdc87832401ab015869413b5b1

SHA-256:

bd4c415f8dc5e1fde0b7db432519002e13cb9bea8f3f86f320f3cfd3b13ba5f8

Scanner detections:

30 / 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 9:54:57 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.A

896

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirInstaller

2014.07.22

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/AirAdInstaller.aldw.4

7.11.163.74

avast!

Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140822

AVG

Adware Generic_r.JF

2014.0.4007

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.A

1.0.20.1170

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-21

0.98/19300

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18645

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4819

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-2100c5bd

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

11.2014-22-08_6

G Data

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.181.12795

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.08.22.05

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.A

15.0.0.702

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz

0.28.2.60881

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.862632

14.08.22.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

14.08.22.05

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.I

14.8.22.17

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14820

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

31208

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.157

2.0.0.1835

File size:

842.4 KB (862,632 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.5.0

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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 6:59:59 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 1:15:18 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:M7OkPVpSfAMEbmW3t9oPt2QWfIwV4j8eBhtuKG+YWpafR70fvg92iYttMhmNdvVo:M2AP9a2DIHg+tNG/WpaJ7uvBibqdv/za

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)

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