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Setup.exe

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 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.pcfilehelp.com.
Publisher:
Installer Setup  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software Updater

Version:
2.5.0.19

MD5:
569e4fd34f39c6a4e6710f5fd7c34a6f

SHA-1:
8360e1ecb64f5a0a728323dbbf8bd0eb968abbe2

SHA-256:
f518eb7d8855726e6f61c3898f1d45620da64b3c5469ddd023aa775e16e677d7

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 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:
11/5/2024 8:33:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Installe.Installer (M)
16.6.19.9

File size:
1 MB (1,064,824 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.19

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:
10/24/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/24/2016 1:59:59 AM

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:
12/12/2014 12:30:10 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yW3lNWiOL87cCCtjS1JnvnPBPQ0KcUFqlguSxZ/S3KEV:zCpVtjcJ/P1KlvxZ9+

Entry address:
0x345B30

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, DB, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

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

http://files.pcfilehelp.com/v1.5/click/.../?uid=YnJzcj0zODQxJmJvPTEmY2lwaWQ9MTUwOTAzMCZjaXNpZD1EN0I2Rjg2N0ZENzI0MzE5MTg3NjAyMDQ3OSZjaXJpZD1EN0I2Rjg2N0ZENzI0MzIwMTk0MTQ0MDU0MSZzbGlkPTAmc3ViaWQ9MTAwMyZjaXVpZD0xMjkzMDEyOTg5MTQ4NTU3Nzc4JnNvPTEmY3JpZD0yMDgyMjg4JmV4Y2lkPTIyJm1tdD0tMSZvc2lkPTUzMyZjbnRyeT03MyZjaWNtcD00Mzg1NzgmY3U0PTcmcHViaWQ9OTQwMA==&sid=xx&filename=Setup

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