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word_free.exe

WordFree

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 word_free.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
WordFree

Version:
2.0.3.83

MD5:
b6a920c63aa23e85e6373e7e5432d1d9

SHA-1:
7517e2a6f6c39c67ffc856ce1479d63b1923baad

SHA-256:
41e13c0494a7c6590ae08e8d91042f67254bd5a6d0c99dee4ed442c827c59bb4

Scanner detections:
17 / 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 5:02:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.168.230

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware Generic_r.JG
2014.0.3986

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
19281

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4465
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
not-a-virus:AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13139

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cxhlas
0.28.2.61721

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.08.22.07

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.J
14.8.22.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14820

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.165
2.0.0.1899

File size:
1.1 MB (1,111,168 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.83

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\word_free.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:
4/11/2013 10:52:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UxrM3Trj6v+IXMJlI6fjrbA9yAgliZuT0VjBU11F1wJBniQEwFGurp:UxrMjSZcM6uMl2u4BU/F1eiQp7

Entry address:
0x24B480

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, 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:
7.7621

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
1 MB (1,093,632 bytes)

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