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softwareupdate.exe

Software Updater

Download Manager

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 softwareupdate.exe, “Software Updater ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 32 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:

softwareupdate.exe

Publisher:

Download Manager Cert (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.6.4

MD5:

1cef4d466344582a9fefa7bdde4e8f00

SHA-1:

0558efec680df60b8c09acb34e3476aba4149c3c

SHA-256:

a0fc5bc779389b3c5675a2faa0577ae03e64c03283a2cf9696e5b3cbae53a60a

Scanner detections:

32 / 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:

5/17/2024 12:51:24 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

911

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.04.22

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.137.118

avast!

Win32:Malware-gen

2014.9-140422

AVG

Generic_r

2015.0.3496

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

1.0.20.1095

Bkav FE

HW32.CDB

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-19

0.98/19185

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18105

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4790

9.0.1.0112

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)

8.9549

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

11.2014-07-08_5

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.Malware

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.175.11028

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3475

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.04.22.06

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

15.0.0.657

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwanhi

0.28.0.58873

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.08.01.12

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.O

14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14420

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

10449

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller.aimu

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

27460

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.100

2.0.0.1786

File size:

853.4 KB (873,904 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.6.4

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\softwareupdate.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Manager

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/7/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/8/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, 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:

428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/15/2014 5:54:12 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:a8IdW1fuTYrsxDuau+UqaeHLo9XHo9CSzCoQA/8pjZu+BokjE:a8EmWT8sxyqPE949CSggKA+i7

Entry address:

0x26D280

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 90, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, E5, 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:

7.8713

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:

788 KB (806,912 bytes)

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

http://downloads.updatesoftnow.com/get/click/.../?uid=63574-99bf3106-c83d-40ba-8f09-34f68d7dce83&sid=AP&filename=SoftwareUpdate

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