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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 cdn.airdwnlds.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.3.3

MD5:
d8ecb9e048f0d9a5f4411b5743e002da

SHA-1:
5b4ddde79412e59fefb4ab3bc4d14fb65e64eda4

SHA-256:
1da8626ca951bc58f22e3d9cd62d2527671c306b5a24a22ef867252437a47a19

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/13/2025 6:34:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Installer-L [PUP]
2014.9-160204

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
19389

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4803
9.0.1.035

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/AirInstaller
2/4/2016

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A7.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32
t3scan.2.0.127

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13230

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2016.02.04.09

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
16.02.04.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.2.4.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16202

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_BK0841DD.TOMC
7.2.35

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
32210

File size:
935.1 KB (957,592 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.3

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
AirInstallerOne.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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/1/2013 4:59:59 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:
10/13/2012 2:38:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zlwFELv1MhQLH4iXrMYdzSV2VXPS/aR92ib1Woranq:zgERMCHDY0SwZKw2ip/n

Entry address:
0x227AA0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, EB, 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:
7.8891

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
916 KB (937,984 bytes)

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

http://cdn.airdwnlds.com/downloads/bundles/ads/new/manager/.../setup.exe

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