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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.

File name:

updater.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.6.0

MD5:

0a4ce501029625fc141a86e4ca13c07f

SHA-1:

6b70754294c046659724e23572538382828f7796

SHA-256:

3f253c25d394292708e4a80bb67f75d5808943d4640682c472153a2cd9ca7525

Scanner detections:

38 / 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 4:06:40 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

435

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.11.27

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/AgentCV.A.3144

7.11.143.202

avast!

Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-151127

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r.D

2016.0.2913

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

1.0.20.1655

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

9.0.1.0331

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

8.15.11.27.07

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/AirAdInstaller

11/27/2015

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

11.2015-27-11_6

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

15.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.Malware

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11784

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.1058

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2015.11.27.07

McAfee

Artemis!BBF4C4E16EA0

5600.6569

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

16.0.0.993

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwgpbr

0.28.0.59288

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1

11.20151127

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.11.27.07

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)

15.11.27.7

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.151125

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

9482

Total Defense

Win32/AirInstaller.dEdGaLC

37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0428

7.2.331

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

AirAdInstaller

28286

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.176

2.0.0.1835

File size:

852.4 KB (872,872 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.6.0

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:

4/9/2014 7:13:37 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:tDILtRX60Rx7xaYu6OnRr9nW3HzovUkKM1KfrdmZH1zWOW+t29hhhnc3Ezvon:tDg6SxQHRpWXzPknK4ZVzW44T1gn

Entry address:

0x26CFB0

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:

7.8719

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=vFLH1EMONCS6RESA0DVCQJOV0C&sid=989d9094-05f7-4bf6-89f8-af3e51bb564f-SU3&filename=updater

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