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software_updater.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_updater.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 34 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.

File name:

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.31.0

MD5:

cc5d410a2d8df47a2ab8d8a85531a906

SHA-1:

d9f00a7a7777df3eacbc12b7e7d69c1402090412

SHA-256:

e2dfd25205b350cb99f0cde0b6b9f17d1cdb82012d7d794d1dc6be42a51e46d3

Scanner detections:

34 / 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:

4/20/2024 2:46:19 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Adware.AirInstaller.A

795

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:Adware-CAH [PUP]

141130-1

AVG

Generic_r

2015.0.3273

Bitdefender

Adware.AirInstaller.A

1.0.20.1680

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.5326

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Adware.AirInstaller.A

11.2014-02-12_3

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.AdWare

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11663

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2014.12.02.09

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!4725EE78DBF4

5600.6929

MicroWorld eScan

Adware.AirInstaller.A

15.0.0.1008

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbyev

0.28.0.59048

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

14.12.02.09

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.Q

14.12.2.9

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.141130

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

10202

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:

757.9 KB (776,104 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.31.0

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_updater.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/24/2013 6:00:00 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:

7/23/2014 6:16:15 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:kct0712exSxrFxc7+q+I3weiHVki/umB9G6cJc1yqrqQc058yZBWxugXIW:kT73xurFxcKq+v6i/um6m1bxeySQgYW

Entry address:

0x25E418

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:

7.9366

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.7 MB (1,739,776 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=24067_53537480&sid=4008&filename=software_updater

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