setup.exe

ZipDownloader

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, “ZipDownloader ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
ZipDownloader

Description:
ZipDownloader

Version:
2.0.4.66

MD5:
bb2af215e988f7ac6b9f8f202024e249

SHA-1:
64b93d59c41bb5cf983d453155123c46743fe917

SHA-256:
0665ebe404a3bc47e23aa6a54e1f69f093ee20d0901d019c22a637faef11e2a0

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
11/5/2024 9:30:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
934

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.07.16

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.145.120

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140716

AVG
Adware Generic_r.JB
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
1.0.20.985

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-58
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18179

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4689
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A8.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.AirInstall
11.2014-16-07_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Airinstall
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.175.11028

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.07.16.01

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
15.0.0.591

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz
0.28.0.60253

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.07.16.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14714

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
28648

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.174
2.0.0.1825

File size:
817.9 KB (837,544 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4.66

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:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 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:
3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/3/2013 5:08:39 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:lyOX2vg6R4J0W7PZX7en1xtzkiw7eY818:lyOm7g7xXGLtzzw7V

Entry address:
0x25F710

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, E6, 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:
7.8779

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:
780 KB (798,720 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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