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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 37 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:

2.0.4.99

MD5:

10ebbf11d1934591d5aabe9518fa6843

SHA-1:

9f3a02867a586c78bb24bea5b374aa5f687e3ef8

SHA-256:

5e927797b643f077d2bd5d0694bb2c12a9b288d4ad9707e91a5f581177b9d242

Scanner detections:

37 / 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:

4/19/2024 1:10:04 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

385

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

16.01.16

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.137.70

avast!

Win32:Installer-L [PUP]

2014.9-160116

AVG

Generic_r

2017.0.2863

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957

1.0.20.80

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-62

0.98/19073

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17934

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.2035

9.0.1.016

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957

8.16.01.16.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)

10.9547

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Generic.AC.1803056

1/16/2016

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957

11.2016-16-01_7

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.Malware

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11663

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.808

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2016.01.16.08

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!2E8A966C7E39

5600.6519

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Graftor.147957

17.0.0.48

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwanhi

0.28.0.58873

Norman

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.B

11.20160116

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

16.01.16.08

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)

16.1.16.8

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16114

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

9382

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.PPFFWSD

37.0.11330

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

27420

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.150

2.0.0.1798

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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 7:59:59 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 12:32:55 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:8dSm0SPFmhs4+doHz2hM3OBT922ymyqlA9ZfZI7m2/g5xkdGOcJre:8djdd/qH5G5nS9Zfi7m2F8OYe

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... 
[+]

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://download.updatenowpro.com/get/click/.../?uid=272640034&sid=777&filename=setup.exe

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