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upgrade.exe

Flash Player Pro

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Flash Player Pro. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from Flash Player Pro. The application upgrade.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Flash Player Pro

Version:
2.0.3.58

MD5:
f3585d954917a4700df5e11ebcf087ef

SHA-1:
ea3e362020529deb8a429d89745c0ae5c9ed7773

SHA-256:
c2cbbd5c26b2b61ed859b09d1f634e88a234009ee9cc68a591082d2a9d827595

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
4/25/2024 1:27:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.08.26

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Airinstall.J
7.11.141.48

avast!
Win32:Installer-L [PUP]
2014.9-140826

AVG
Generic5
2015.0.3370

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.AJ
18044

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.963
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A.gen
4.6.5.141

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Downloader
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11652

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwtnyg
0.28.0.59911

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.08.26.07

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.H
14.8.26.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14824

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
AirInstaller
28008

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.97
2.0.0.1855

File size:
1 MB (1,098,888 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.58

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AirInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\upgrade.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:
3/20/2013 2:45:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LFs7IbFv8/If6pqDc4O9CNMTzQS4AJjNCSRS3A8sL:L1v8/IiZ3Ksk8jNhS3AJ

Entry address:
0x2434E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, EC, 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, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.7635

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
1 MB (1,081,344 bytes)

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

http://install.update95.com/get/click/.../?filename=Upgrade

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