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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 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.

File name:

softwareupdate.exe

Publisher:

Download Manager Cert (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.5.8

MD5:

d5620158b06045246bbdb9c3d34b4b78

SHA-1:

581f131e0ff7c62a33b81cef1291a6c7c781af6d

SHA-256:

be21fa971201f2ce2947bd5527ec247b05a9cab2195aca72ad307e809b05fa9c

Scanner detections:

37 / 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:

4/19/2024 6:38:09 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

355

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

16.02.15

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/AgentCV.A.3144

7.11.143.120

avast!

Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-160215

AVG

Adware BundleApp

2017.0.2833

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

1.0.20.230

Bkav FE

HW32.CDB

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Airadinstaller

0.98/19086

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18108

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5023

9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

8.16.02.15.05

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/Generic.AC.1819587

2/15/2016

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.L

11.2016-15-02_2

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.AdWare

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11755

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.659

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2016.02.15.05

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!652B9A581473

5600.6489

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwgpbr

0.28.0.59288

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1

11.20160215

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

16.02.15.05

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.DownloadManager.Bundler (M)

16.2.15.5

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16213

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

9323

Total Defense

Win32/Tnega.PPFFWSD

37.0.11311

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

AirAdInstaller

28244

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.100

2.0.0.1784

File size:

848.9 KB (869,296 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.5.8

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 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/8/2014 8:59:59 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:

4/3/2014 5:43:11 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:4gGScqZthc8IqUhl/82dbtTaLr6TajhONj7uJ0s9hcolBhD+i71b37H2dJsmydVz:35ta0LmTNj7u3oqhZydNEDKvoIc7V9

Entry address:

0x26BC30

Entry point:

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

7.8778

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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