» setup.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details
Downloads (3)

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.

File name:

setup.exe

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:

11/23/2024 12:38:20 PM 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

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... 
[+]

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

Remove setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security

herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.