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internet explorer.exe

Internet Explorer

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 internet explorer.exe, “Internet Explorer ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Internet Explorer but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Internet Explorer

Description:
Internet Explorer

Version:
2.0.6.7

MD5:
06688db5b5eddc6bdc4232bd07305d3e

SHA-1:
a2bdc1416a5682f09047aef48c554a71435fdde7

SHA-256:
455dde07e65dc8a7be4cd8306b724d07df7d7c30fd355e7961001804373382e8

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
12/25/2024 1:11:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
850

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AgentCV.A.15058
7.11.177.36

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Adware BundleApp.CP
2014.0.4037

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
1.0.20.1400

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
19737

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4979
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
8.14.10.07.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.D.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
11.2014-07-10_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13611

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.10.07.03

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461
15.0.0.840

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dbjmjg
0.28.2.62483

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.770472
14.10.07.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.10.07.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.R
14.10.7.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141005

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.176
2.0.0.1945

File size:
752.4 KB (770,472 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.6.7

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\chrome downloads\internet explorer.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:
4/23/2014 12:48:20 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:vx5Eg69iaJKNVocBGw0+ANoq4ed3k05tFDkl/mUdqrAOt/704RVhlFgeCKsxMyz:HEFiaJciRwRAx3Zk5KrAOt/FXDFANMyz

Entry address:
0x25A418

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:
7.9358

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,721,856 bytes)

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

http://files.installs.co/get/click/nnj1rgkh/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../internetexplorer10.exe&n=Internet Explorer&key=42a90a6a8f5923e92388c55f9ad6590025f61766fdc967595f1440377b164724&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../internetexplorer10.png&sid=Internet Explorer&filename=Internet Explorer

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