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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_updater.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. 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:
29148b6a20f93045f810cb7821faf0f1

SHA-1:
53cc2f51e22f3fa3285c2d6e59e0cde4252b5c66

SHA-256:
89852141747e80b632aeec3f14bc713852832ab3c8992d646974deffc16e59f0

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/26/2024 2:09:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.AirInstaller.A
392

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.137.118

avast!
Win32:Installer-L [PUP]
2014.9-160109

AVG
Generic_r
2017.0.2870

Bitdefender
Adware.AirInstaller.A
1.0.20.45

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-62
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17825

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5245
9.0.1.09

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.AirInstaller
8.16.01.09.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.34131
1/9/2016

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A8.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.AirInstaller.A
11.2016-09-01_7

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.843

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2016.01.09.09

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!4725EE78DBF4
5600.6526

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.AirInstaller.A
17.0.0.27

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbyev
0.28.0.59048

Norman
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
11.20160109

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
16.01.09.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.9.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16107

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
9396

Total Defense
Win32/AirInstaller.BTTbHdB
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
26712

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.214
2.0.0.1852

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\software_updater.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:gQN20eCofhgVDNuK40ufbN64b6slOJ5B/N2j+aFUnQn53CI2tjyufeKfg:b40eCoJgD8H3T04nARN2H6nQn53lQjyJ

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_updater.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=24067_32078254&sid=2858&filename=software_updater

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