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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 34 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:

2.0.7.0

MD5:

9dc3db9c1aa72095e10befb637cafc3d

SHA-1:

6c15abec344f945b6842e08c81fbab87c1c51da1

SHA-256:

aa245032fe868d02bd4d5fba37affb65f500841e482e9842fc6c74df1b06eed6

Scanner detections:

34 / 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:

4/25/2024 6:05:55 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

875

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.09.13

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/AgentCV.A.3144

7.11.143.120

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-140913

AVG

Adware BundleApp

2015.0.3353

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

1.0.20.1280

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Airadinstaller

0.98/19086

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18108

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5023

9.0.1.0256

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

8.14.09.13.10

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.L

11.2014-13-09_7

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup(1).exe (Adware)

2014.11.9.10

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.AdWare

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11755

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3258

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.09.13.10

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

15.0.0.768

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwgpbr

0.28.0.59288

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.09.13.10

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.P

14.9.13.10

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14911

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

10362

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

AirAdInstaller

28244

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.100

2.0.0.1784

File size:

754.9 KB (773,032 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.7.0

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\software update.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/25/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 11:59:59 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:

5/7/2014 7:40:11 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:b/x6mgbRV93QhHPzUihgVZMfcQvCCoYGfXv2CjxpsR5PPqgEUipebpVbhcRB0BkO:Dx6J7Vihr9aCoYGfXvlxpsPX9LcBIUMB

Entry address:

0x25B418

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:

7.9356

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.6 MB (1,728,000 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=xxx&sid=ADV-UK-sft4&filename=Software Update

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