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softwareupdate.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 softwareupdate.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 38 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:
87cc85835158fe0fce0d8c5f2e48c990

SHA-1:
08c25941484851917f3b53b0bb9d387675c1d989

SHA-256:
bec6ed1931ddd7b5ce142d4b83f216727aabea03d4d8ced2adaeeb739e312ce7

Scanner detections:
38 / 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:
4/26/2024 11:42:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.A
5827185

AegisLab AV Signature
Troj.W32.Jorik.Steckt
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.aldw.6
7.11.158.174

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
141119-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3282

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.AirAdInstaller
4.0.3.141122

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
1.0.20.1630

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-62
0.98/19086

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.ALDW
18788

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5245
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
9.0.0.4570

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/AirAdInstaller
11/22/2014

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

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.AirInstall
11.2014-22-11_7

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11784

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.11.22.06

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!8631D3FE475A
5600.6938

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
15.0.0.978

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz
0.28.0.60577

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.22.06

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.O
14.11.22.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141120

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
10221

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0119
7.2.326

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.214
2.0.0.1846

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\softwareupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/25/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 11:59:59 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 11:48:07 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0QN20eCofhgVDNuK40ufbN64b6slOJ5B/N2j+aFUnQn53CI2tjyufeKwO:H40eCoJgD8H3T04nARN2H6nQn53lQjyU

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)

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