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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. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.7.4

MD5:
46e73d46069cc7a1a29bc0c63f225bfe

SHA-1:
27e04cf782d6b80d655ca01f1f930cecf8fb99c6

SHA-256:
ef02c95370408d10c801d398851302f0348c5ad27f264b3e733fd29c499b68ef

Scanner detections:
38 / 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:
4/18/2024 7:53:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
6460213

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirInstaller
2014.08.08

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.153.238

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
150126-0

AVG
Potentially harmful program Skodna.Downloader.CX
2014.0.4253

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.AirAdInstaller
4.0.3.15127

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
1.0.20.135

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-3
0.98/19983

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.ALDW
18796

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5095
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/AirAdInstaller
1/27/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-2100c5bd
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12553

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.01.27.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!1CEA3A93E95D
5600.6872

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
16.0.0.81

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz
0.28.0.60100

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.776104
14.08.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.27.12

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.Air Software
15.1.27.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15125

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirAdInstaller
10090

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0729
7.2.27

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
30086

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.178
2.0.0.1835

File size:
754.9 KB (773,032 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.7.4

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:
1/24/2013 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:
5/23/2014 10:20:07 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jBhyRKF9Je6ouxOtgwl0VgcLD7cFM1MY1S1jeqcpfpu9ljNq3jbGNDmUAMNKoNNO:XoKF9JlCWTHDcFhY1SuUlNWjbqmUjNba

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:
7.9355

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,729,024 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=wCVPQEI5NFNPRFTBG5R2GH9M&sid=7ee61f27-5ec1-4c3c-9a02-a838c6141704-SU3int&filename=Software_Update

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