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Software Updater

Installer Setup

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 Installer Setup has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.getupdatesnow.com.
Publisher:
Installer Setup   (signed by Installer Setup)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.5.0.3

MD5:
386a3440344f2a3e0eab4bbcd0f3e363

SHA-1:
e9c6d91f0f04dca75349f5821907f595cd708612

SHA-256:
7b652d69675bceed8e3e389099ceaefe926f3f5024cc341c5441d5f463cdeb47

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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 12:45:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Installe.Installer (M)
16.4.28.23

File size:
1 MB (1,050,464 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.0.3

Copyright:
(c) Installer Setup

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:
Installer Setup

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/23/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Installer Setup, O=Installer Setup, L=Vancouver, 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:
114A4CD0F4776DC50DF11F7D51696678

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/31/2014 12:33:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:owxA+1b+KlMerR170pvcu7Oq0A8aI4vdrSEgrbNZq:D2WjOARZWcu3l5luRNw

Entry address:
0x338C20

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 64, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, DB, 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:
7.8884

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
988 KB (1,011,712 bytes)

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

http://files.getupdatesnow.com/v1.5/click/.../?uid=2175253527&sid=102759&filename=Setup&authenticated=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