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setup.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 setup.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from cc9zz.watchmovies.giftsbedroom.eu.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.7.5

MD5:
4cc58359b8a2aa02adf9e63970f21363

SHA-1:
3e53ee8d6575733190053e3d9d87f7d8f02dd917

SHA-256:
e4dea30562be80dd5a1a661f6c3af67b29a4662a3605cad66cdc0ed8ba2738e0

Scanner detections:
20 / 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 1:04:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
16.02.05

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.137.70

avast!
Win32:Installer-L [PUP]
2014.9-160205

AVG
Generic_r
2017.0.2843

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17934

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2035
9.0.1.036

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)
10.9547

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.709

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2016.02.05.06

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbkcs
0.28.0.58873

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.5.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16203

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
9342

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
27420

File size:
754.9 KB (773,032 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.7.5

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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 8:59:59 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 5:51:59 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MzKnYY9AuSRB2hjeCBAhKhSli+NAL1X1DjXblIJReVI7uQc/HML+x:QIAVie+AhKUiaA5h4oILhL+x

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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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,729,024 bytes)

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

http://cc9zz.watchmovies.giftsbedroom.eu/AIRsoftwarecpaBR.html

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