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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 37 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:
2.0.5.8

MD5:
aaaf3e71759cb1856e686b64377fdba8

SHA-1:
fb9df47db3a283226cdb4abe161f72312dcba210

SHA-256:
5f0d57453cadd3235a98dad7aafa834f29584b73b2d1af8fe653209958e5ace0

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 1:32:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
6358959

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.01.16

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AgentCV.A.3144
7.11.143.202

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.D
2014.0.4253

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
1.0.20.80

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.4882
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
1/16/2015

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
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11784

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.01.16.03

McAfee
Artemis!BBF4C4E16EA0
5600.6883

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
16.0.0.48

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwgpbr
0.28.0.59288

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1
11.20150116

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.16.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.Air Software.AirSoftware
15.1.16.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15114

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
10112

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0428
7.2.16

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
AirAdInstaller
28286

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.176
2.0.0.1835

File size:
848.9 KB (869,288 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.5.8

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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 6:59:59 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:
4/3/2014 3:43:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QgGScqZthc8IqUhl/82dbtTaLr6TajhONj7uJ0s9hcolBhD+i71b37H2dJsmydVt:/5ta0LmTNj7u3oqhZydNEDKvoIc7Ay

Entry address:
0x26BC30

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, 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:
7.8778

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=vN1LSNS5265HE1PAGME21JB4JU&sid=b37290d9-67d6-40fa-acf2-13b38a417170-SU4&filename=updater

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