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update.exe

Flash Player Pro

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Flash Player Pro. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from Flash Player Pro. The application update.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Flash Player Pro

Version:
2.0.3.50

MD5:
aa9ddcea1d33e1ca87b1e3943f763c71

SHA-1:
aa5b13b8076c77937dd2b1d1f1660f5131297175

SHA-256:
aa6cf58396e60369512aed5026c92b24db4e79725ba472f25312c9d885b77d86

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
4/19/2024 9:53:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.09.22

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Airinstall.J
7.11.141.48

avast!
Win32:Installer-L [PUP]
2014.9-140922

AVG
Generic5
2015.0.3343

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.AJ
18044

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.999
9.0.1.0265

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)
8.9634

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A8.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of update.exe (Adware)
2014.12.4.16

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Downloader
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11652

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cxjkpm
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.12.04.12

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.J
14.9.22.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14920

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
AirInstaller
28008

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.23
2.0.0.1799

File size:
1 MB (1,094,736 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.50

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AirInstaller.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 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:
3/1/2013 6:53:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:pcTF2pPvabapZFuLlh3F4QxcNqPZhVcnfpd50O/z7+Y3rM:eApnabapZsRR6QvZhIrSCKYA

Entry address:
0x241090

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, EC, 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, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.7639

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
1 MB (1,077,248 bytes)

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