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setup.exe

Software Updater

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, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from fbpvtrack.com.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.5.1

MD5:
1b950931c3dfae4865c155afefc91b13

SHA-1:
e5234d2043ed865556c0acf825b8fdd1ebd37830

SHA-256:
23bf2c79f1f016ffd5f39618974dc58653e4c9b54370ec4b8edd7584436a3843

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
1/14/2025 11:04:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.01.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.137.70

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Adware Generic_r.JE
2014.0.4253

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17934

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4860
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-8f9a0f53
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.01.02.09

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbkcs
0.28.0.58873

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.863144.B
15.01.02.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.01.02.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
15.1.2.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141231

Sophos
PUA 'AirInstaller'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
10139

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller.ajov
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
27420

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.157
2.0.0.2025

File size:
842.9 KB (863,144 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.5.1

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:
3/18/2014 11:58:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SsaIdkGDmsYH2taQMbJ9tDXxnHN88xnc7C8uWT5:SsUO7YHEa/J7xc7C/Wl

Entry address:
0x269690

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, E5, 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:
7.8869

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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

http://fbpvtrack.com/base2.php

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