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 b1.rivalgaming.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Download Manager

Version:
2.0.3.65

MD5:
029145012131b7260e30ca13a901da54

SHA-1:
dec7f5f1e6c6a68c007a1c385da7b08af0e3361d

SHA-256:
50fc3afe15c3bad479db0b2b5006ce1bdc3b1b8fd257dd4ee5bf897a07c5b561

Scanner detections:
33 / 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 5:00:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
397

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]
2014.9-160104

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2017.0.2875

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
1.0.20.20

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
9.0.1.04

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.16.01.04.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Win32.Neshta.A
11.2016-04-01_2

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Airinstall
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11482

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.869

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2016.01.04.06

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!767317AD3306
5600.6531

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
17.0.0.12

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cwfgel
0.28.0.59608

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.1116296
14.05.20.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
16.01.04.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
16.1.4.6

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.16102

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 (1,103,496 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.65

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

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:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 5:59:59 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:
3/28/2013 2:20:29 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WAAcocZhZTcZG5x8xTQkhSSsOX/oT6aXYmIYt9CVLufn:7/ohY8RQnSVAT3XYm9CVS

Entry address:
0x2456C0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, EC, 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:
7.7658

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
1 MB (1,085,440 bytes)

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

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