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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 39 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:

2.0.6.3

MD5:

940344d9384a2d415181966eb3a57a13

SHA-1:

cf6b7ead18b2f48aa19d4d82168530b7e61e209c

SHA-256:

94a95a12f467ff38305947bd7045b5e4f7470937f1ae54d03df0b99bf5f6d5fa

Scanner detections:

39 / 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:

5/16/2024 5:46:31 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

556

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.07.28

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/AgentCV.A.3144

7.11.143.202

avast!

Adware-gen [Adw]

2014.9-150728

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r.D

2016.0.3034

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

1.0.20.1045

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-6

0.98/19073

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18115

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4952

9.0.1.0209

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.15.07.28.07

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/AirAdInstaller

7/28/2015

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2015-28-07_3

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

15.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of skypesetup.exe (Adware)

2015.8.31.16

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.Malware

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11784

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.1666

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2015.07.28.07

McAfee

Artemis!BBF4C4E16EA0

5600.6690

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

16.0.0.627

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwgpbr

0.28.0.59288

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1

11.20150728

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.873896

15.04.10.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.07.28.07

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

7.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)

15.7.28.19

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15726

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

9725

Total Defense

Win32/AirInstaller.dEdGaLC

37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0428

7.2.209

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

26712

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.176

2.0.0.1835

File size:

853.4 KB (873,896 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.6.3

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:

4/15/2014 2:49:01 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:r8IdW1fuTYrsxDuau+UqaeHLo9XHo9CSzCoQA/8pjHdGZMJ:r8EmWT8sxyqPE949CSggK5wW

Entry address:

0x26D280

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:

7.8713

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

788 KB (806,912 bytes)

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