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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 by Air Software has been detected as adware by 8 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:
Air Software  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.93.1

MD5:
58d9ba7680b950e0e2fc46f11f7dcac6

SHA-1:
d4ab2659823195ca613dc44a803b0b5528923510

SHA-256:
1f7c35bff892011c245f0a06631637c1609683844968ac4d9763b6d978491f80

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/19/2024 7:52:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
6100378

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
141130-1

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software
15.4.2.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
35418

File size:
925.6 KB (947,800 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.93.1

Copyright:
(c) Air Software

Original file name:
SoftwareUpdate.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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 7:59:59 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:
12/5/2014 6:08:08 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/DSmU3rwbJiES4k3pNza0/Y0sAuBhN9VMa/5tOLQWZo5aBphtK225+oZLP0Wti+b:bC8iPpNzYXBdpYNgUpnK22BRCwSET6Fs

Entry address:
0x2ABD50

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 5D, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, E2, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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

http://download.pcfilehelp.com/get/click/.../?uid=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTEmc2xpZD0wJnN1YmlkPTEwNTAmc289MSZjaWNtcD0zODk0NTgmcHViaWQ9OTcwMCZjdTQ9OSZjaXBpZD0xNTA5MDYwJmNpc2lkPUIyNkNFMThCMTgxMjU0MzMxNDYyMDM5MTE5JmNpcmlkPUIyNkNFMThCMTgxMjU0MzMyOTY1NjE5OTE0JmNpdWlkPS04NjAzNjkyNTkyNjU4NzgzMzE3JmNyaWQ9MjY3MTQ1OCZleGNpZD0yMiZtbXQ9LTEmb3NpZD01MzUmY250cnk9Mzg=&sid=9700-1050&filename=SoftwareUpdate

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