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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 34 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:
2.0.7.6

MD5:
1d5626d58f154a4f2fb067e03846b21e

SHA-1:
db3a38d07a6037e96b29afa78fe7b69f18ca1f62

SHA-256:
d5379676cd22b753c40919479dd080c65dc91b3ed9d0cb2b1ebb809b27de4a7b

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
2/25/2025 10:27:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
808

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]
141025-0

AVG
Adware Generic5.AVSN
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
1.0.20.1610

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.5151
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.14.11.18.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
11.2014-18-11_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.11.18.09

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!871AD85D84FF
5600.6942

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
15.0.0.966

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwaprw
0.28.0.58873

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

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.11.18.09

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.N
14.11.18.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141116

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
10229

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
28036

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.370
2.0.0.1880

File size:
754.9 KB (773,032 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.7.6

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:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\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:
6/2/2014 5:35:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:XUqEyK/oFiqfiHgbQoYeSmcnU7RVN0ixm4C6BjGLk6Pm0JQl6WO4JkhDhbKlZO:XU1oiCJ8lFU7RDpxmd6BjGVm0JQcWb1I

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:
1.6 MB (1,730,048 bytes)

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

http://mjpzz.movies.bonuswrist.eu/AIRdrivercpaUS.html

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