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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.

File name:

softwareupdate.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.5.1

MD5:

e95141cb83b218d8e569dde5def95a76

SHA-1:

fab1e570bfe63911763911b2ee30b76a91f11ae1

SHA-256:

ee58ade120b5b20db6620581fa77abe126dc619c03d6684fde595d26d0a9e86b

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 5:25:41 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

375

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]

2014.9-160126

AVG

Generic

2017.0.2853

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.AirAdInstaller

4.0.3.16126

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

1.0.20.130

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

9.0.1.026

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.147957

8.16.01.26.05

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/AirAdInstaller

1/26/2016

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Application.Bundler.AirInstall

11.2016-26-01_3

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

14.0.0.759

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2016.01.26.05

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!8631D3FE475A

5600.6509

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A

17.0.0.78

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz

0.28.0.60577

Norman

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852

11.20160126

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

16.01.26.05

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)

16.1.26.5

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16124

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

9363

Total Defense

Win32/AirInstaller.AHEZVKB

37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0119

7.2.26

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:

842.9 KB (863,144 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.5.1

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:

3/18/2014 8:58:23 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:SsaIdkGDmsYH2taQMbJ9tDXxnHN88xnc7C8uWg0:SsUO7YHEa/J7xc7C/Wf

Entry address:

0x269690

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 60, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E5, 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:

7.8869

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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

http://downloads.updatesoftnow.com/get/click/.../?uid=<<AFFSUB>>&sid=nbsplit&filename=SoftwareUpdate

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