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chrome_update.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 chrome_update.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 29 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

chrome_update.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.4.81

MD5:

e58fcb0a982e158c1c94cc5a22f24953

SHA-1:

b9b479f030b443113002d88a80872e01caddb091

SHA-256:

b487f669a6ad66eba8b3db287dedb843394dfe8e3154ab9bb5f3883aed4ab0ea

Scanner detections:

29 / 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 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:

11/27/2024 1:44:52 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2014.02.22

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/AgentCV.A.6255

7.11.150.246

avast!

Malware-gen

2014.9-140810

AVG

Adware InstallCore

2015.0.3386

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-59

0.98/19312

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

18308

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4757

9.0.1.0222

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.D.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

14.10.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup.exe (Adware)

2014.10.15.6

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.SuspectCrc

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11663

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3426

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.08.10.09

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!E58FCB0A982E

16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbyev

0.28.0.59048

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744

14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

14.08.10.09

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5

8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.N

14.8.10.20

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14808

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirAdInstaller

10299

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

29418

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.103

2.0.0.1902

File size:

841.9 KB (862,120 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.81

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\chrome_update.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:

1/22/2014 11:06:09 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:RfSm11VAQHzYWZV2fqdRtOjIBbPdQeq8pjnLjmlsCRw6xF3sidhb0HR:RqmTiQPQqEjCPvnL6f3sij0HR

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:

7.8860

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

784 KB (802,816 bytes)

The file chrome_update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl1.downloaderhub.net/get/click/.../?sid=2482910103&uid=2482910103&filename=Chrome_Update

http://imtrk.trktoo.com/.../go.php?c=5&l=34&subid=2482910103

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