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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:

6cc0670b55addb43f74f78750a80f567

SHA-1:

dc9d8fed1167f1f55e018593e0a35b9fc44af1a1

SHA-256:

bc2b3575c93caf67f01d62fc56d7dae9e939be5145c278ca98102046945b48d0

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:

4/16/2024 5:16:13 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

5624930

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.04.14

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/AgentCV.A.3144

7.11.143.202

avast!

Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]

150414-0

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r.D

2014.0.4311

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

1.0.20.520

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-6

0.98/20323

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18115

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.10718

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/AirAdInstaller

4/14/2015

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A8.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

5.13.68

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of quicktime setup.exe (Adware)

2015.7.16.14

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.Malware

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11784

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2015.04.14.08

McAfee

Artemis!BBF4C4E16EA0

5600.6795

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

16.0.0.312

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwgpbr

0.28.0.59288

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1

11.20150414

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.04.14.08

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM18.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.Bundler.Air Software

15.4.14.16

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15412

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

9935

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0428

7.2.104

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+t29hhhnc3Ezvrtq:tDg6SxQHRpWXzPknK4ZVzW44T1zs

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=v3PU9JJTH7086TSAGBFK3M9RI7&sid=989d9094-05f7-4bf6-89f8-af3e51bb564f-SU3&filename=updater

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