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driver 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 driver update.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.

File name:

driver update.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Software Updater

Description:

Software Updater

Version:

2.0.28.0

MD5:

cf4dccb1ac5c30864fd1c2fbeaaa53d6

SHA-1:

1c1cb7d20ecc4473fb71bf9707b8e74912ea23c6

SHA-256:

b1563ece03bd78b4b85ecfbd957bd3c3bae5e342aa80197fd9237d69ad189867

Scanner detections:

35 / 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:

1/12/2025 5:02:31 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

6434017

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirInstaller

2014.08.09

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.141.72

avast!

Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]

150102-1

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r

2016.0.3219

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608

1.0.20.125

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-106

0.98/19974

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

18047

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.5303

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-2100c5bd

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

5.13.68

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608

15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.SuspectCrc

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11663

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2015.01.25.12

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!871AD85D84FF

5600.6875

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608

16.0.0.75

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwaprw

0.28.0.58873

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1

03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.774056.B

14.08.11.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.01.25.12

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.Air Software

15.1.25.0

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15123

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

10095

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

28036

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.370

2.0.0.1880

File size:

757.9 KB (776,104 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.28.0

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\driver 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:

7/18/2014 1:51:34 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:4aQkL2cZQBOWYeG21nQrFUjL31bi7u2OFtz1WqIepCBheVjhMfAHTPow+Riyt7qo:4duKBOWYFuQrFO5yupzzFpjnzPRIzqGT

Entry address:

0x25E418

Entry point:

60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10... 
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Entropy:

7.9360

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.7 MB (1,739,776 bytes)

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

http://videos.ratheat.eu/AIRdriverexitcpaUS.html

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