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update.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 update.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 36 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.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.11.0

MD5:
453c939ba4a390e7ae8b410a7097fc76

SHA-1:
941fb3c1ff40b14c3d95548ae18575c634bde1a4

SHA-256:
661ca6b4b82ee13311c32b9eb9e0b5d87167f97f59a58cdfd6f0ce7c6398ee80

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/19/2024 9:06:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
356

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
16.02.13

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.aldw.3
7.11.160.72

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
2014.9-160213

AVG
Adware BundleApp
2017.0.2834

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
1.0.20.220

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Airadinstaller-1
0.98/20216

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17934

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5121
9.0.1.044

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.16.02.13.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.34131
2/13/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-2100c5bd
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
11.2016-13-02_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.666

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2016.02.13.07

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
17.0.0.132

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbkcs
0.28.0.58873

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1
11.20160213

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.862624
14.04.25.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
16.02.13.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.13.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16211

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
9325

Total Defense
Win32/AirInstaller.RAUeAJB
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
27420

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.206
2.0.0.1855

File size:
755.9 KB (774,056 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.11.0

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\update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 5:59:59 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:
6/4/2014 9:54:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:V4H73i8fZOMLtjJ6ogl6JMv8Vnz9iqRULkqT9xAltq/B16XZvPZ/TNVrHnzq:Vsji8RvNslNv8VnzpUoEeO/nIRZ/Tfzq

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:
7.9361

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,733,120 bytes)

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

http://appads.info//of/.../

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