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driver update.exe

Software Updater

AirInstaller

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 ” has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source.
Publisher:
AirInstaller

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.19.0

MD5:
11132be0fd117b2e1bf0ff42b0e6bf8d

SHA-1:
79d9c124e903d303be788fb6da0869c9b7af83d3

SHA-256:
b7944ed000b9a75097051fe446bc18a7162a0f12b777fc9ae7e4955b21cf1ad1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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 1:09:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.5.16.10

File size:
753.8 KB (771,934 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.19.0

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/7/2014 11:57:05 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:XIfgy933mu6rrUhxGokTJfGTaRbT3ZVXSb6yyO/M9qotVke3UGSWEzGe:XIflWbrrUhxGo+JfGWRbT2uyyO/M9HK3

Entry address:
0x25D418

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 (1,736,192 bytes)

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

http://9vjzz.greatworld-savings.adsservingcellar.eu/AIRdriver4421cpaUS.html

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