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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 37 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.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.38.0

MD5:
15cbddb4b5172fd4db3ccc768567a039

SHA-1:
ef57290fcb41c621d3efec64bd514825f3dbecea

SHA-256:
75e0c2b5540a1ac2d89ef4cf654a54b8d1fb1f81be646b660414143c5057a46b

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/26/2024 5:32:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.D
6382076

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.01.21

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.144.196

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Potentially harmful program Skodna.Downloader
2016.0.3223

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.AirAdInstaller
4.0.3.15121

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
1.0.20.105

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airinstaller
0.98/19955

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18150

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5348
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1819587
1/21/2015

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
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11847

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.01.21.07

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
16.0.0.63

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwjiid
0.28.0.59492

Norman
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.D
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773032
14.07.07.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.21.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.Air Software
15.1.21.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15119

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
10102

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.PPFFWSD
37.0.11295

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:
759.9 KB (778,152 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.38.0

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller

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:
7/31/2014 12:01:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hp4xDfr5AsTKV4gZMjHkU+aNiRqtvQ9N0gYzj9+TAYrUaGRrBNvEuAgVaRdLuVsW:hpIDPTY48Mr5wqt48gYxmUas1NvEuAg5

Entry address:
0x264418

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:
7.9348

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,762,304 bytes)

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

http://u9zzz.download.lawyerclam.eu/AIRsoftwareupdatecpaGB.html

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