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software update.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 software update.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 40 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:

software update.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.5.1

MD5:

bfe06f0dda5b1201fc207ae590cb002d

SHA-1:

490524d406440ef6e0ece3717db68f60f82a48ca

SHA-256:

3f8c492e2afe098feb5d572cea0170bf1ce451d03aeaade8a470ed46551de8fb

Scanner detections:

40 / 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:

4/25/2024 9:56:46 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

5753272

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.04.30

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.144.196

avast!

Win32:Installer-L [PUP]

2014.9-150430

AVG

Adware Generic_r.JE

2014.0.4311

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.AirAdInstaller

4.0.3.15430

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

1.0.20.600

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-16

0.98/20396

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17759

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.2035

9.0.1.0120

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)

9.9400

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Generic.AC.1819587

4/30/2015

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.D.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

5.13.68

G Data

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup.exe (Adware)

2015.7.30.11

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.AdWare

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11847

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.2112

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2015.04.30.03

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!0B93B9ACF44D

5600.6779

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

16.0.0.360

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwjiid

0.28.0.59492

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1

11.20150430

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773032

14.07.07.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.04.30.03

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software

15.4.30.11

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15428

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

9904

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.PPFFWSD

37.0.11295

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.R08NB01DB15

7.2.120

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

26304

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.157

2.0.0.1809

File size:

842.9 KB (863,144 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.5.1

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\software update.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:

3/18/2014 11:58:23 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:SsaIdkGDmsYH2taQMbJ9tDXxnHN88xnc7C8uWYb:SsUO7YHEa/J7xc7C/WM

Entry address:

0x269690

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:

7.8869

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=${PIXEL_CONTEXT}&sid=ADV-sft5&filename=Software Update

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