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file_opener.exe

PC Cleaner Pro

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 file_opener.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 26 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 Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
PC Cleaner Pro

Version:
2.0.3.26

MD5:
d90aa97be73d0ec5438834e8e9238a06

SHA-1:
e3e357cf0eba465246ec037acc3614f82d4d47a6

SHA-256:
a549e0fa067559f3163cfe0bf5b9634547032ded298063ba6f81e9dcad5f91a0

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
11/24/2024 3:06:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
366

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.AB
7.11.148.6

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
2014.9-160204

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.175

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
19074

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.624
9.0.1.035

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.16.02.04.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A7.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-04-02_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15915

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2016.02.04.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
17.0.0.105

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
11.20160204

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
16.02.04.09

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.4.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16202

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_BL1328DC.TOMC
7.2.35

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.BlackGen.Win32.8
2.0.0.2187

File size:
2.1 MB (2,183,320 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.26

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AirInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\file_opener.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/29/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/1/2013 5:59:59 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:
36D5AA8967E82240D5AFEC2F301B54ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/3/2012 5:19:29 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:2k98N3BoPwU3GItdbPd5VoQDWj0oykT0cWOnl3QT4I83JtI8amsWhwhW9vkZj7n:2k98RoPl3GItdbPdoQDWakT0cWW3QT4Y

Entry address:
0x1482EC

Entry point:
E8, E5, 93, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, FD, 5D, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 6C, 94, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 85, C0, 74, 41, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, F3, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, DA, 96, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 2A, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, E7, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, D5, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, DE, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, F0, 11, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5E, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 8B, F1, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 85, C0, 75, 63, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4856

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,561,600 bytes)

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

http://files.openwindowsfiles.com/get/.../?b=d1143310&filename=File_opener

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