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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 37 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:
2.0.4.69

MD5:
3f5e038f7637222822b4a213fbf597be

SHA-1:
c6b08060e71f7ad3f4e527d28c78e936fdd55caa

SHA-256:
c320dfc3782d155fb1543b1b27d89fddfd833e0bea737e40324c25dc27f8778c

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
11/5/2024 10:04:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
458

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.11.04

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.144.196

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-151104

AVG
Adware BundleApp
2016.0.2936

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
1.0.20.1540

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Airinstall
0.98/20000

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
18150

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5095
9.0.1.0308

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.15.11.04.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.34131
11/4/2015

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstall
11.2015-04-11_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11847

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.1173

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.11.04.08

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!B72AED52B884
5600.6592

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstall.A
16.0.0.924

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwjiid
0.28.0.59492

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1
11.20151104

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.824744
14.03.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.11.04.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
11.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.11.4.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.151102

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
9528

Total Defense
Win32/AirInstaller.cTSWeU
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ahyx
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4784938
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.100
2.0.0.1799

File size:
817.9 KB (837,544 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4.69

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:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 7:59:59 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:
12/17/2013 2:10:42 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:bddjBQcqQV8/0+2PeW+zrAHSVl3fLQWdWtorDRJRuyT81giI:JdjBlVx+2PzsflvDOop3ZF

Entry address:
0x25F7B0

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:
7.8789

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
780 KB (798,720 bytes)

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

http://www.fastdld.com/lp/as/.../download.php

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