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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 33 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:

2.0.15.0

MD5:

8906df867dd79dacb63de2ebc0297cd1

SHA-1:

fb1421c27a91cb08c77fcd4797b3d36191ea57b7

SHA-256:

fed0b110ad9fd77d3dbaf1e858903ae38a9256677534ff59c038e0eb7822a7d4

Scanner detections:

33 / 68

Status:

Adware

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

4/18/2024 11:45:32 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

857

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.09.30

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.144.196

avast!

PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-140930

AVG

Potentially harmful program Skodna.Downloader

2015.0.3335

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

1.0.20.1365

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-57

0.98/19454

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18150

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5245

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

14.09.30

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

11.2014-30-09_3

G Data

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.AdWare

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11847

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.09.30.08

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

15.0.0.819

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

14.09.30.08

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.P

14.9.30.20

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14928

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

10327

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:

755.9 KB (774,056 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.15.0

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:

1/24/2013 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:

6/18/2014 6:48:07 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:ZQN20eCofhgVDNuK40ufbN64b6slOJ5B/N2j+aFUnQn53CI2tjyufeKaY:240eCoJgD8H3T04nARN2H6nQn53lQjyQ

Entry address:

0x25C418

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:

7.9354

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.7 MB (1,733,632 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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