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spybot_setup.exe

SpyBot

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_setup.exe, “SpyBot ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Spybot - Search & Destroy but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
SpyBot

Description:
SpyBot

Version:
2.0.5.8

MD5:
0b441fae4f10894bba4a0a1c27ca73a9

SHA-1:
15a70402617d529f056e7c4572c0a5c14cc6b800

SHA-256:
69cf773b267e9893ebafbe3e658a953fe9becf470791a9ca0d2c206ca7ea7020

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 10:34:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AgentCV.A.3144
7.11.141.160

avast!
Win32:Installer-L [PUP]
2014.9-140407

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
18059

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4882
9.0.1.097

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)
8.9639

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.04.07.12

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.M
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14405

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
28094

File size:
848.9 KB (869,280 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.5.8

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_setup.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:
4/3/2014 1:43:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ogGScqZthc8IqUhl/82dbtTaLr6TajhONj7uJ0s9hcolBhD+i71b37H2dJsmydVs:H5ta0LmTNj7u3oqhZydNEDKvoIc7WN

Entry address:
0x26BC30

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, 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:
7.8776

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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

http://free-installation.download-insider.com/get/click/.../?filename=spybot_setup

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