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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 39 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.

File name:

software update.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.4.98

MD5:

e577a910b3cebf60ffc67bc4920302b2

SHA-1:

6ec2bd95a7cb46eb4f36c6cf87cfbaad096e8fbc

SHA-256:

e315f87844927578d7aa75609edf78ec8cc8a010fa75284cc69a747fa8fc4f9f

Scanner detections:

39 / 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:

4/26/2024 3:02:31 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

375

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

16.01.26

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.144.196

avast!

PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-160126

AVG

Potentially harmful program Skodna.Downloader

2017.0.2853

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.AirAdInstaller

4.0.3.16126

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

1.0.20.130

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-16

0.98/19168

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18150

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5095

9.0.1.026

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

8.16.01.26.12

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Generic.AC.1819587

1/26/2016

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.D.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

11.2016-26-01_3

G Data

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.AdWare

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11847

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.760

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2016.01.26.12

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!0B93B9ACF44D

5600.6509

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

17.0.0.78

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwjiid

0.28.0.59492

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1

11.20160126

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773032

14.07.07.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

16.01.26.12

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)

16.1.26.0

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16124

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

9363

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.PPFFWSD

37.0.11295

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.R08NB01DB15

7.2.26

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4784938

29418

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.157

2.0.0.1809

File size:

841.9 KB (862,120 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.98

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\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:

2/21/2014 1:11:40 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:gGHxeBsps2J3ZjdKC1pjhKXbHezi7KZmTWC0:gGHxeyJJVdKO5oFeZR

Entry address:

0x268290

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:

7.8861

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://downloads.updatersoft.com/get/click/.../?uid=MX10VnmIAi&filename=Software Update

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