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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 40 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:
2.0.35.0

MD5:
f880ae1659b3acc3281ea8e517aa846a

SHA-1:
aa71cf3cc32ca883e46e709b53442bf3afbaaf3c

SHA-256:
15a43ccc29cd1d2083dbdb1c76e4c2d6feded2c39c559ab12d8fc2d34e5a31ba

Scanner detections:
40 / 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 6:20:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
372

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!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160129

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2850

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.AirAdInstaller
4.0.3.16129

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
1.0.20.145

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
9.0.1.029

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957
8.16.01.29.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/AirAdInstaller
1/29/2016

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

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.AirInstall
11.2016-29-01_6

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11784

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.744

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2016.01.29.06

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!8631D3FE475A
5600.6506

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
17.0.0.87

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz
0.28.0.60577

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.20160129

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.29.06

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.29.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16127

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
9356

Total Defense
Win32/AirInstaller.AHEZVKB
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0119
7.2.29

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:
757.9 KB (776,104 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.35.0

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:
1/24/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 8:59:59 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:
7/27/2014 4:43:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:o5eEoZg9uDEodm31ZJDS2UsgtU3R3i+JY/Vlh8Wo6RtaeVTfT2J:ojwgoDzdgfJWj23RpY9VoCn2J

Entry address:
0x25E418

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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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,740,288 bytes)

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

http://downloads.updatesoftnow.com/get/click/.../?uid=1406677124735_1406677091913_112_47849_230845461_1&filename=SoftwareUpdate

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