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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 37 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.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.11.0

MD5:
ab89a40fabbdc9bb276200bcdbfead60

SHA-1:
539d589cc04b0e42f84920e18d8eca0bb02b108a

SHA-256:
aa5e699069b1be33b4d176b4c374ce2cae28640bf756c167ad898d1d0b2537b3

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/25/2024 1:15:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
411

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-gen [Adw]
2014.9-151221

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r
2016.0.2889

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
1.0.20.1775

Bkav FE
W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-57
0.98/19322

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
18047

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5245
9.0.1.0355

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.15.12.21.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.34131
12/21/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-2100c5bd
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
11.2015-21-12_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.938

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.12.21.11

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!871AD85D84FF
5600.6545

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
16.0.0.1065

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwaprw
0.28.0.58873

Norman
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
11.20151221

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.774056.B
14.08.11.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.21.11

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.12.21.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.151219

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
9434

Total Defense
Win32/AirInstaller.dEdGaLC
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
28036

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.370
2.0.0.1880

File size:
755.9 KB (774,056 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.11.0

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\driver update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 7:59:59 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:
6/4/2014 11:54:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:g4H73i8fZOMLtjJ6ogl6JMv8Vnz9iqRULkqT9xAltq/B16XZvPZ/TNVrHnQV:gsji8RvNslNv8VnzpUoEeO/nIRZ/TfQV

Entry address:
0x25C418

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:
7.9361

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,733,120 bytes)

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

http://xv2zz.playnow.dollfield.eu/AIRdrivercpaUS.html

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