version_270706314.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 version_270706314.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.4.82

MD5:
590eefe1d73bdc3dda225a2510309d3a

SHA-1:
6b403342887dfdc3b9abcdf71ffca3a4dc8edd53

SHA-256:
c5b5b7c89a14b87dd0ed9508340ac0edfdc0f5f064602108d615e61c1b8f0d4a

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 1:20:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.OEW
833

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2014.10.25

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.181.10

avast!
Malware-gen
141023-1

AVG
Adware InstallCore.RU
2014.0.4040

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.OEW
1.0.20.1485

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
19887

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4757
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.OEW
14.10.24

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-8f9a0f53
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.OEW
11.2014-24-10_6

G Data
Adware.Agent.OEW
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13789

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.10.24.04

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.OEW
15.0.0.891

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwchel
0.28.2.62841

nProtect
Adware.Agent.OEW
14.10.24.01

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.R
14.10.24.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141022

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
34214

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.95
2.0.0.1966

File size:
841.9 KB (862,120 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4.82

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\version_270706314.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 4:59:59 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:
1/24/2014 11:28:08 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:wOaGBNKeWRVwdIdgahgTX7YWb0XrNwwKExTzuDMogp:wWYRW+cT4XrNwwKqi6

Entry address:
0x2672B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, 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:
7.8861

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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