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updatersetup.exe

Software Updater

Download Manager

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 updatersetup.exe, “Software Updater ” by Download Manager 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:
Download Manager Cert   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.6.2

MD5:
4871f96f03ddf5b244157b016b451f93

SHA-1:
5a857ee8cab661973135494df364f14ae0160f9f

SHA-256:
b65c4af5c7cd1969c07cb1f28809615d1e020f1db666cf2a028ce67474fd8c8e

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 3:05:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
5643196

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.04.20

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AgentCV.A.3144
7.11.143.202

avast!
Malware-gen
150414-0

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.J
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
1.0.20.550

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-25
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18115

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4944
9.0.1.0110

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.1804243
4/20/2015

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of updater.exe (Adware)
2015.7.22.8

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11784

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.2161

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.04.20.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
16.0.0.330

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwgpbr
0.28.0.59288

Norman
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.B
11.20150420

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.20.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Air Software.Bundler
15.4.20.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.15418

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
9923

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.PPFFWSD
37.0.11413

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
AirAdInstaller
28286

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.100
2.0.0.1799

File size:
853.4 KB (873,904 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.6.2

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager Cert

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\updatersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, 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:
428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/14/2014 2:31:01 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:wS95jQYs7aaDGZ2bXoCl6leHAJ4ikX2sy/OwL:5OYeaGrl6leHn+OE

Entry address:
0x26D200

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:
7.8711

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
788 KB (806,912 bytes)

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

http://download.pcfilehelp.com/get/click/.../?filename=UpdaterSetup

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