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spybot-search-destroy.exe

Spybot - Search and Destroy

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 spybot-search-destroy.exe, “Spybot - Search and Destroy ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Spybot - Search & Destroy but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Spybot - Search and Destroy

Description:
Spybot - Search and Destroy

Version:
2.0.12.0

MD5:
98bc46fe1a48c022440c1ed6fa315adc

SHA-1:
798dcafa29bdd31aeeea1e202442b52dc9b9820e

SHA-256:
3ec89b007d2fd7fc91f5a05056f62a639ae58ae6069aa54beb9d23b0604b3025

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
4/23/2024 8:00:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
140617-1

AVG
Airsoftware
2015.0.3430

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5206
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12553

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.06.27.10

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz
0.28.0.60475

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.06.27.10

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.V
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14625

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
29708

File size:
755.9 KB (774,072 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.12.0

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\spybot-search-destroy.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:
6/11/2014 4:21:21 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CUADbBZd+lzDO1bw45bjcbInkydEMtoGGgNQLitkVNws9dIRyhFZ89AoVkzeCBmY:CUcnd0PO1lb4ZSE5Xetbs9TFPE2MY

Entry address:
0x25C418

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:
7.9362

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,733,632 bytes)

The file spybot-search-destroy.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files.downloadd.org/get/click/ntm8p09r/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../spybot.exe&n=Spybot - Search and Destroy&key=48f8c1fe7984191b9d1b47c4cdc2f83d2f705f56f75fbb414067c4ec4aae657d&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../spybot.png&sid=spybot&filename=Spybot-Search-Destroy

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