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updater.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 updater.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 38 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:
2.0.6.5

MD5:
a669000c42ba1d854dcf69dcf0197cb0

SHA-1:
429fc8720f114b99b00db72f9430352b83489abe

SHA-256:
c82ba57231515a4b9637506191d20a99cfd5c669688a0bf2df7658ac60a1a243

Scanner detections:
38 / 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:
4/20/2024 2:40:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
579

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.07.05

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AgentCV.A.3144
7.11.143.202

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-150705

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.D
2016.0.3057

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
1.0.20.930

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-6
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18115

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4904
9.0.1.0186

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
8.15.07.05.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/AirAdInstaller
7/5/2015

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
11.2015-05-07_1

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11784

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.1781

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.07.05.06

McAfee
Artemis!BBF4C4E16EA0
5600.6713

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
16.0.0.558

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwgpbr
0.28.0.59288

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1
11.20150705

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.07.05.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
7.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.7.5.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15703

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
9771

Total Defense
Win32/AirInstaller.dEdGaLC
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0428
7.2.186

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
AirAdInstaller
28286

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.176
2.0.0.1835

File size:
853.4 KB (873,896 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.6.5

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\updater.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:
4/17/2014 12:27:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:JI7ARj5h2Ej+flbtw4hS9MdoJUxEqI1Jg5kccA0/sBT6Z03d9A4m3gjYlT98ukzr:JI72XPj29eJNlJbbUdGfhl5jkzr

Entry address:
0x26D2E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, 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:
7.8725

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
788 KB (806,912 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=wQTGJLSB9Q2HU12B0KA5UI18&sid=989d9094-05f7-4bf6-89f8-af3e51bb564f-SU3&filename=updater

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