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Software Updater

Installer Setup

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 setup.exe, “Software Updater ” by Installer Setup has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.getupdatesnow.com.
Publisher:
Installer Setup   (signed by Installer Setup)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.5.0.4

MD5:
ac7736ff2358f9e2942a282dee1ab752

SHA-1:
3bd54d1a4957fc2c783beee7d2a8f974ce9d8924

SHA-256:
5cd4a0733d8560aaeff4a28d1fe017adc0e5200a97a78ff8f054e114dafbc35d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/5/2024 1:04:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Installe.Installer (M)
16.5.14.2

File size:
1 MB (1,048,928 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.4

Copyright:
(c) Installer Setup

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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installer Setup

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/23/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Installer Setup, O=Installer Setup, L=Vancouver, 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:
114A4CD0F4776DC50DF11F7D51696678

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/31/2014 9:54:01 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:EZMV7FoFPwKG6ZI8xJavgZsQV7kyJ9M1lhv2IrSbulx:EZSFoFLGdEeysQum9Mt3ebe

Entry address:
0x3377D0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, DC, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8901

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
988 KB (1,011,712 bytes)

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

http://files.getupdatesnow.com/v1.5/click/.../?uid=2178245156&sid=102759&filename=Setup&authenticated=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