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 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This file is typically installed with the program K-Meleon 1.5.4 en-US (remove only) by K-Meleon Team. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.airdlr.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
1.0.1.6

MD5:
1fd78be53c8d8974da93f655556f6827

SHA-1:
900614cc77101aee442e8e480369bd0ec69ef5d5

SHA-256:
506c6025c99b5a91144d96510b2fd6dcb472cb41ed368ba3d8af1fd17b73ec15

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:40:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.AJ.2
7.11.108.198

avast!
Win32:Installer-L [PUP]
2014.9-141104

Bkav FE
W32.Clod2fc.Trojan
1.3.0.4261

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17137

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.624
9.0.1.0308

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)
8.8944

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/AirInstaller
11/4/2014

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

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.173.9916

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2014.11.04.10

McAfee
Artemis!1FD78BE53C8D
5600.6957

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.ddzazh
0.28.2.61942

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.11.04.10

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
14.11.4.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141102

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.93

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0817
7.2.308

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
AirInstaller
22592

File size:
790.9 KB (809,840 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.6

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)

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/1/2013 11:59:59 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:
6/22/2012 8:27:10 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:HSHzjcjB1PU4mr0deUaOVx5VYSAnuOyFm2CEgR:8/VjG95VsD

Entry address:
0x233E20

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 30, 57, 00, 8D, BE, 00, E0, E8, 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:
7.9119

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
776 KB (794,624 bytes)

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