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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 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.downloadrockstar.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.48.0

MD5:
16afc6474e588b977270b29e6a8994cb

SHA-1:
ea3a471aaaaf5a58a0fd4020eef9f19ed07addac

SHA-256:
f403f5877f51e632ef8cb09ffce7f990852467392e7c30d8fe1358c179e6b677

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
12/26/2024 1:23:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.153852
859

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAdInstaller
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.09.28

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/AirInstaller.F
7.11.183.24

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140928

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r
2015.0.3337

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Zusy.104506
1.0.20.1355

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-142
0.98/19588

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
19994

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5379
9.0.1.0271

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.104506
8.14.09.28.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-1d909266
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Zusy.104506
11.2014-28-09_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Zusy.104506
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup (20).exe (Adware)
2014.12.10.3

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13888

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.3181

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.09.28.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Zusy.104506
15.0.0.813

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.ddtina
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.922016.B
14.11.04.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.28.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM18.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.F
14.9.28.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14926

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
10332

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34510

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.413
2.0.0.1975

File size:
900.4 KB (922,024 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.48.0

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 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 8:59:59 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:
8/12/2014 4:02:07 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tdcvGletz11DmeoctJacoE4T/uHeoILWNqaLuXsO:K591Z2cKcdAuHe9WnLud

Entry address:
0x297CC0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 5C, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, E3, 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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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
832 KB (851,968 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://download.downloadrockstar.com/get/click/.../?filename=setup

http://click.downloadrockstar.com/tracking202/.../lp.php?lpip=5559&pci=

http://downloadrockstar.com/lp/soft/.../download.php

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