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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 39 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.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.15.0

MD5:
2be076bb3ff720a825261d3d596bd809

SHA-1:
3d7930ff2e651ae2aac45701ab512a713abe8448

SHA-256:
efd9f9956f07fab737a5ff2b1c371af3f3edf6754f18a7eb0884c7951788bf00

Scanner detections:
39 / 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 2:58:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
390

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!
Malware-gen
2014.9-160111

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r
2017.0.2868

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.AirAdInstaller
4.0.3.16111

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
1.0.20.55

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-62
0.98/20551

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirInstaller.JSUE
19046

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5340
9.0.1.011

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.16.01.11.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/AirAdInstaller
1/11/2016

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
11.2016-11-01_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.182.12926

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.833

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2016.01.11.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!1CEA3A93E95D
5600.6524

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
17.0.0.33

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz
0.28.0.60100

Norman
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
11.20160111

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.776104
14.08.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.11.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.11.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16109

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.15

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirAdInstaller
9392

Total Defense
Win32/AirInstaller.BTTbHdB
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0729
7.2.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.178
2.0.0.1835

File size:
755.9 KB (774,056 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.15.0

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:
1/24/2013 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:fQN20eCofhgVDNuK40ufbN64b6slOJ5B/N2j+aFUnQn53CI2tjyufeKoY:o40eCoJgD8H3T04nARN2H6nQn53lQjya

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:
1.7 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=wQIU23OIMOONRTHCGIGHCF7K&sid=a2a1e761-fd87-4145-a975-4a9062d98b65-SU3int&filename=Software_Update

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