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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:
2.0.6.7

MD5:
8d29e56e57b5697d6be7b6cd8a1ff614

SHA-1:
71eb94e195a95fdf028d50a880a91778d2ead091

SHA-256:
fdeaaeb533c13466977d30fe0040211666899750838a7a3b3ea88ea995653a97

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:
4/23/2024 10:54:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
381

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
16.01.19

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AgentCV.A.3144
7.11.143.202

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160119

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.D
2017.0.2859

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
1.0.20.95

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
9.0.1.019

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
8.16.01.19.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/AirAdInstaller
1/19/2016

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
11.2016-19-01_3

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11784

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.791

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2016.01.19.08

McAfee
Artemis!BBF4C4E16EA0
5600.6515

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
17.0.0.57

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwgpbr
0.28.0.59288

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1
11.20160119

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.01.19.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.19.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16117

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
9375

Total Defense
Win32/AirInstaller.dEdGaLC
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0428
7.2.19

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
AirAdInstaller
28286

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.176
2.0.0.1835

File size:
752.4 KB (770,472 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.6.7

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:
4/23/2014 12:48:20 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Mx5Eg69iaJKNVocBGw0+ANoq4ed3k05tFDkl/mUdqrAOt/704RVhlFgeCKsxMlb:gEFiaJciRwRAx3Zk5KrAOt/FXDFANMlb

Entry address:
0x25A418

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:
7.9356

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,721,856 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=w3D669EVFR4DJS7BGIG4R1BM&sid=081b6452-20ab-40c8-8404-fa1188f241ba-SU4&filename=updater

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