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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 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.pcfilehelp.com.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.88.0

MD5:
fa73b40e659db348508a7fa46b724195

SHA-1:
6496a861cdc131a114f34ce38f9b191ad947e65a

SHA-256:
1403879f13ea62a6e590ada1094a623712c30584656955e975a18c1ce8b168a9

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/25/2024 1:09:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
813

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.11.14

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirInstaller.938392
7.11.185.104

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Airsoftware
2015.0.3291

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.1585

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
20073

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5533
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
14.11.13

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-e6066d27
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.2014-13-11_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14007

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.11.13.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
15.0.0.951

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dgvfcx
0.28.6.63362

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.11.13.11

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.O
14.11.13.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141111

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.680
2.0.0.1982

File size:
918.9 KB (940,936 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.88.0

Copyright:
(c) Install Manager

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:
1/24/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 4:59:59 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:
10/16/2014 1:57:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fJnav4dbkHXlQTlACio/uyy5150XxiRE/q+:xav48X+TlAfUoteF//

Entry address:
0x2A5420

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 5D, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, 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:
7.8734

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
852 KB (872,448 bytes)

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

http://download.pcfilehelp.com/get/click/.../?uid=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTEmY2lwaWQ9MTUwOTAwMCZjaXNpZD1EQ0NBMjVGMTE2MTE0MjcwMzE5NDAyMjc5NDAmY2lyaWQ9RENDQTI1RjExNjExNDI3MDQ2ODg2MzY1NTEmc2xpZD0wJnN1YmlkPTEwNDcmY2l1aWQ9LTgwMTQzNDEyMzg5NzQ1MTEzOTUmc289MSZjcmlkPTI0MDQ5MjgmZXhjaWQ9MjImbW10PS0xJm9zaWQ9NTMzJmNudHJ5PTIyNyZjaWNtcD0zMTY1MDgmY3U0PTAmcHViaWQ9OTcwMA==&sid=9700-1047&filename=SoftwareUpdate

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