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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 32 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:
2.0.44.0

MD5:
536deb0e54ac8767973aafa7a7f9dd37

SHA-1:
7a2320e203ac0c314536e142f19686079479af64

SHA-256:
9e661852bfe70315a741d3742354964ce5fa2d402ee75ce87522f189fe4f8736

Scanner detections:
32 / 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 8:37:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
899

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-gen [Adw]
140813-1

AVG
Potentially harmful program Skodna.Downloader
2015.0.3377

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.AirAdInstaller
4.0.3.14820

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
1.0.20.1160

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-3
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.ALDW
18796

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5375
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
8.14.08.20.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
11.2014-20-08_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12553

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.08.20.11

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!1CEA3A93E95D
5600.7033

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
15.0.0.696

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz
0.28.0.60100

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.776104
14.08.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.20.11

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.P
14.8.20.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14818

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

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:
898.9 KB (920,488 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.44.0

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 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:
8/7/2014 2:53:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:kb12XCHyGvKeB545hhdYn2KEAdSKM1YSMltXCQBsrxrMA:kjHyUl5EhjYnnEi21YdNKlMA

Entry address:
0x296630

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, E3, 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:
7.8732

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=0085029289448406434&sid=0085029289448406434&filename=Software_Update

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