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pidgin_setup.exe

Pidgin

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 pidgin_setup.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from assets.airinstaller.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Pidgin

Version:
1.0.0.5

MD5:
0a77535b1287570a4d92ca9c33d7e952

SHA-1:
92a139af9e5002fc02d884dc4c518acd69621577

SHA-256:
b9e01a1fe931a63fc24b0f503e1c0e3027ceb2e1218e33aca70a3c0966192139

Scanner detections:
2 / 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:
11/27/2024 1:37:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.90
9.0.1.0339

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.M
14.12.5.18

File size:
428.1 KB (438,344 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Launcher.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/26/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/26/2012 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Air Software, O=Air Software, STREET=185-911 Yates St., STREET="Suite #327", L=Victoria, S=BC, PostalCode=V8V4Y9, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C3BFAFF5374660A208126E655CBD3E13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/16/2011 11:32:10 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xJ+m8YHIt1/0hdLZ0VZSFklkKKZIqIdWDfKad0gg:xWcIt18bqDMM1KZIqVzKS0gg

Entry address:
0x2EC6E

Entry point:
E8, 80, 5F, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 90, A1, 45, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 07, 60, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 85, F6, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 61, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, 68, 33, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 71, 62, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 48, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, F8, 18, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C7, FF, 75, 0C, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, F6, 2F, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, BB, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 1E, 33, 00, 00, 6A...
 
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Entropy:
6.1951

Code size:
279 KB (285,696 bytes)

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

http://assets.airinstaller.com/downloads/bundles/.../Pidgin_setup.exe

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