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setup.exe

Download Manager

Air Software

It uses the Air Installer distribution platform (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) to bundle unwanted software such as adware and browser toolbars during setup. The application setup.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.downloadwiz.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.3.26

MD5:
d0cfd605696c31d3fb5c3fd9c49d6a04

SHA-1:
533e37e5f6b9ad64254eaca071dea9c3f37ba6e8

SHA-256:
ff4c1470c3ab1aa805448675d70e4ca7784a1178f210d6f2d7a0616ae783981d

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
11/27/2024 12:53:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.K.17
7.11.158.92

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
141025-0

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18755

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.665
9.0.1.0320

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A7.gen
4.6.5.141

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.11.16.02

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.11.16.02

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
14.11.16.2

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141114

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_CA082EC9.TOMC
7.2.320

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
29708

File size:
2.1 MB (2,186,392 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\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/29/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/1/2013 6:59:59 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:
12/7/2012 2:14:05 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:YaKTkw9xPbAFSRwxQFsiW9x5b0g4J1IND4TMYQC1gIpjbjK8hBPGDoLaAeKPSQF:YaDw9lbAFSuxQ7WhwJ1IND42C1gIVjKG

Entry address:
0x148B13

Entry point:
E8, DE, 93, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, FD, 5D, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 65, 94, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 85, C0, 74, 41, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, EC, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, D3, 96, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 2A, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, E7, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, CE, 22, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, DE, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, E9, 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:
6.4831

Code size:
1.5 MB (1,564,160 bytes)

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

http://files.downloadwiz.com/get/.../?sid=man3&b=154903c7&filename=Setup

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