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Software Updater

Install Manager

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application softwareupdate.exe, “Software Updater ” by Install Manager has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Install Manager)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.56.0

MD5:
d6c42c5e33a13701fddf1e79bb40dece

SHA-1:
e639758ca530c81c002becb61c6d8afa6dbaf686

SHA-256:
21cc13c32359d4dce582eb94dde31b2bd110cf604803443747fa40f6886bd04f

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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 11:39:55 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
864

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.AirAdInstaller
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installer
2014.09.11

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.167.110

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140923

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3342

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
1.0.20.1330

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-225
0.98/19476

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5401
9.0.1.0266

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
8.14.09.23.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-ad198980
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
11.2014-23-09_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.5.16

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.3207

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.09.23.12

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!D5E91201901F
5600.6926

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
15.0.0.798

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddvfxt
0.28.2.61519

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.918936
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.12.05.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallManager.O
14.9.23.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14921

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.428
2.0.0.1900

File size:
897.4 KB (918,936 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.56.0

Copyright:
(c) Install Manager

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\softwareupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Manager

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
8/6/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2015 9:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Manager, O=Install Manager, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06C0BBB90999729C33560EC18A203261

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/19/2014 1:29:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8l8MdhuJy9Z1ARjpQ4kvoCHCr21oUQAh5UcyHBWGktXE46SAjKvHWDialK6+oUdc:8l8MdwyzXHvH0cuBytmVD7K6+pdCfWj6

Entry address:
0x297BE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

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