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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 38 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:

2.0.5.9

MD5:

842a2ca9e9741d3eb7f2202cffc8ebdf

SHA-1:

9abbb95534c4ccb2bc529e7c4b25d63e9081ae76

SHA-256:

1c1df0781448f815310174cea61b5544a61949afdc643dd28a3fea9cd03db4ca

Scanner detections:

38 / 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:

4/24/2024 8:05:03 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

6757130

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.03.06

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.144.196

avast!

Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-150306

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r.D

2014.0.4257

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.AirAdInstaller

4.0.3.1536

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

1.0.20.325

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

18362

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4904

9.0.1.065

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Generic.AC.1819587

3/6/2015

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

15.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup.exe (Adware)

2015.6.13.10

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.AdWare

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.178.12244

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2015.03.06.07

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

16.0.0.195

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwpvgj

0.28.0.59921

Norman

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.D

11.20150306

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773032

14.07.07.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.03.06.07

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software

15.3.6.19

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15304

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

10013

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.PPFFWSD

37.0.11295

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4848734

29732

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.157

2.0.0.1809

File size:

851.9 KB (872,360 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.5.9

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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 5:59:59 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:

4/8/2014 11:15:13 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:DOBRonnhECLMOEnVCsworGW+jkd5V/jFQR1Er:aBRohEzVCsweGWZdD/j+g

Entry address:

0x26CD50

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 90, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, 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:

7.8714

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=xxx&sid=ADV-CA-ronnn&filename=Software Update

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