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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 33 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from zipdownloader.com.

File name:

setup.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller Inc. (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Download Manager

Version:

2.0.4.11

MD5:

03340c0ea253d5117c79ea0c77f3bf80

SHA-1:

a05cc0d307b6c3935a408d1e4bb03ca36614bfb6

SHA-256:

76a7269bb6e0be7cb9a1e0eb2402b99371f699fb6557579bb3e941c72bffbc00

Scanner detections:

33 / 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:

11/26/2024 11:17:22 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

455

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2014.06.09

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/AirInst.1174

7.11.137.146

avast!

Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]

2014.9-151107

AVG

Adware Generic_r

2016.0.2933

Bitdefender

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

1.0.20.1555

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-4

0.98/19073

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17948

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1167

9.0.1.0311

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.15.11.07.10

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A.gen

v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure

Win32.Neshta.A

11.2015-07-11_7

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

15.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.Airinstall

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Adware

13.176.11482

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.1158

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2015.11.07.10

McAfee

Trojan.Artemis!767317AD3306

5600.6589

MicroWorld eScan

Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E

16.0.0.933

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwfgel

0.28.0.59608

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.1116296

14.05.20.01

Panda Antivirus

Adware/AirInstaller

15.11.07.10

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)

15.11.7.10

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.151105

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782985

29418

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.98

2.0.0.1791

File size:

1.1 MB (1,117,096 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.11

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:

1/24/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 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:

3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/15/2013 9:25:53 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:s3n+dxJkJjwBGxw8ckyTiyMY1BE5v+fY7mZ2:3VyMBGxrc9MA4CY7V

Entry address:

0x250250

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 40, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, 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, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75... 
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Entropy:

7.7629

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

1.1 MB (1,101,824 bytes)

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

http://zipdownloader.com/.../download.php

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