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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 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Download Manager Cert   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.6.5

MD5:
6fcae85f3a926a25a7b0eed1729785ad

SHA-1:
d9fdd148cbb2b7199bff6815593f09fb9db8ac3f

SHA-256:
e2a8d959ed9c3eeb2e00df73d616a6aed1b22876804c8948e3ca20d10dcfc97f

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/27/2024 1:01:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
870

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.09.18

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.148.40

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140918

AVG
Adware InstallCore
2015.0.3348

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
1.0.20.1305

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-21
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18235

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4953
9.0.1.0261

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.151699
14.09.18

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.AirInstall
11.2014-18-09_5

G Data
Application.Bundler.AirInstall
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.11.23.1

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12013

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.3235

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.09.18.01

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!652B9A581473
5600.7004

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
15.0.0.783

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwjiid
0.28.0.59608

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.18.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.O
14.9.18.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14916

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirAdInstaller
10353

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.169
2.0.0.1835

File size:
752.4 KB (770,480 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.6.5

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager Cert

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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2014 4:59:59 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:
4/17/2014 9:27:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:AFpM10esYAJVNvhopPaxYXos+ve2I1ErPGQKE28S6i8hbGC7UIoa7d6KsF:aPaAJfqSmpx2I17QKE2YGC4I5QVF

Entry address:
0x25A418

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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Entropy:
7.9356

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,721,856 bytes)

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