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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 31 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:

2.0.5.5

MD5:

e5e4453fa8c8feb041f2f7599c89d642

SHA-1:

d9bebe63235fc4ee3475df622c7430c473a1df82

SHA-256:

b4bdfc3ffbc3c15046496d3c244770db83db80d51c03ef4fc4311b74c656d790

Scanner detections:

31 / 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:

4/19/2024 3:55:28 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

922

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.06.28

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.144.196

avast!

PUP-gen [PUP]

140617-1

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r.D

2014.0.3986

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

1.0.20.1040

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.4871

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

8.14.07.27.11

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.D.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

11.2014-27-07_1

G Data

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.AdWare

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11847

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.06.28.04

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

15.0.0.624

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwjiid

0.28.0.59492

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773032

14.07.07.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.06.28.04

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.P

14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14626

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

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:

843.4 KB (863,656 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.5.5

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:

3/27/2014 5:11:22 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:avoTL98X22PdlPe/Xx4It2Rl+SB70Vbg6NkrdXrFxgQw2x5/WMovPb2o0txdz:agTLWX2CdFeZs+8I06N215/QPao0Jz

Entry address:

0x269820

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:

7.8862

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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