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softwareupdate.exe

Software Updater

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application softwareupdate.exe, “Software Updater ” by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.updatesoftnow.com.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.56.0

MD5:
25c44b9dcffb083b73bd93bc42e26c27

SHA-1:
255ae4d7736b8d2d86eb5e10e168be14b66e87fb

SHA-256:
4b1137f8042e9325f8828ed2f44aa41a7945a042480dc82b3dce9921328c8929

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/20/2024 9:06:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.167.154

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140822

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3374

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5379
9.0.1.0234

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.08.22.10

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt
0.28.2.61519

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.O
14.8.22.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14820

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
32210

File size:
897.4 KB (918,936 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.56.0

Copyright:
(c) Install Manager

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\softwareupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Manager

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/7/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Manager, O=Install Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06C0BBB90999729C33560EC18A203261

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/19/2014 5:29:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2l8MdhuJy9Z1ARjpQ4kvoCHCr21oUQAh5UcyHBWGktXE46SAjKvHWDialK6+oUdc:2l8MdwyzXHvH0cuBytmVD7K6+pdCfWun

Entry address:
0x297BE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, 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:
7.8743

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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

http://downloads.updatesoftnow.com/get/click/.../?uid=Ym89MSZzbGlkPTAmc3ViaWQ9MTA1MCZzbz0xJmNpY21wPTI1ODQ2OCZwdWJpZD05NzAwJmNpcGlkPTE1MDkwMjAmY2lzaWQ9ODEzRjVCQTc4NDU4MzQ5MzgwMDI0MzE2JmNpcmlkPTgxM0Y1QkE3ODQ1ODM0OTQ5NDg3NDgxNjImY2l1aWQ9LTI4OTExNzMxOTY4NTMyNDQ0MjEmY3JpZD0yMjY2NDU4JmV4Y2lkPTIyJm1tdD0tMSZjbnRyeT0yMjY=&filename=SoftwareUpdate

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