home

utorrent.exe

uTorrent

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 utorrent.exe, “uTorrent ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
uTorrent

Description:
uTorrent

Version:
2.0.5.1

MD5:
fe78b4fef07af8a04478a52bda564447

SHA-1:
915248b8c21cf1e704a7341953308771b3bff713

SHA-256:
0cfac0c0270d7e649f5b4d6d2861388612ce425593d5b33bca055f90f078db7e

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/19/2024 5:31:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.06.09

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.150.246

avast!
Adware-gen [Adw]
140617-1

AVG
Adware Generic_r.JE
2014.0.3986

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-16
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18308

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4860
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12155

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.07.28.08

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwzudl
0.28.0.59921

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.863136
14.07.28.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.07.28.09

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.I
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14726

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
29418

File size:
842.9 KB (863,136 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.5.1

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\utorrent.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/25/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 11:59:59 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:
3/18/2014 3:58:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:asaIdkGDmsYH2taQMbJ9tDXxnHN88xnc7C8uWng:asUO7YHEa/J7xc7C/Wg

Entry address:
0x269690

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, 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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.8870

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

Remove utorrent.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.