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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:

2.0.7.5

MD5:

db54b88a41b4adf05f82ef6faf6c8460

SHA-1:

eff3122bdafff600f3529cedaf51581e93119a36

SHA-256:

7efee9ef4b7ee784d2754fc32f5248d5670783aadf4d2c4675dd9521bd5d4b15

Scanner detections:

35 / 68

Status:

Adware

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

12/25/2024 12:09:56 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608

874

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.09.13

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.137.70

avast!

Win32:Installer-L [PUP]

2014.9-140913

AVG

Generic_r

2015.0.3352

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608

1.0.20.1280

Bkav FE

W32.FamVT.VBCriptK4.Adware

1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Trojan.Airadinstaller-1

0.98/19362

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17934

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.2035

9.0.1.0256

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.14.09.13.06

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)

8.9547

F-Prot

W32/A-2100c5bd

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608

11.2014-13-09_7

G Data

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of setup.exe (Adware)

2014.11.10.4

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.Malware

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11663

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.3256

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2014.09.13.06

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!871AD85D84FF

5600.7008

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608

15.0.0.768

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbkcs

0.28.0.58873

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773032.D

14.09.18.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

14.09.13.06

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

DownloadManager.AirSoftware.N

14.9.13.18

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.14911

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

10247

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

27420

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.199

2.0.0.1926

File size:

754.9 KB (773,032 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.7.5

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 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 4:59:59 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:

5/29/2014 1:51:59 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:NzKnYY9AuSRB2hjeCBAhKhSli+NAL1X1DjXblIJReVI7uQc/HMLsM:pIAVie+AhKUiaA5h4oILhLsM

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:

7.9357

Packer / compiler:

ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:

1.6 MB (1,729,024 bytes)

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

http://saszz.watchmovies.giftsbedroom.eu/AIRdrivercpaUS.html

http://downloads.updatersoft.com/get/click/.../?uid=ID10tFZzfw&filename=Driver Update&sid=426266910

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