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setup.exe.exe

Flash Player Pro

Air Software

Warning, this is not the legitimate setup program for Flash Player Pro. The setup is bootstrapped by the Air Installer 'download manager' (a pay-per-install monetization download manager) that bundles unwanted software (adware, toolbars, extensions) during setup while deciving the user into thinking they are downloading the stadard installation setup from Flash Player Pro. The application setup.exe.exe by Air Software 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.

File name:

setup.exe.exe

Publisher:

AirInstaller Inc. (signed by Air Software)

Product:

Flash Player Pro

Version:

2.0.4.9

MD5:

80301a2c66c075af95e486fe37f70837

SHA-1:

56287e37a854dbaa826e1d3e103b37b4724556ad

SHA-256:

33e5c7a7fc9ea81c5f474bf707e1810d2e26f11ee5957744d0611f3ee2cd4268

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:

11/23/2024 5:32:11 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftw.Bundler (M)

16.7.6.7

File size:

1.1 MB (1,116,584 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.9

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.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:

7/10/2013 5:11:43 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:tNHlDWGouKPL+mk2ksI/rq38Xn27Y+A4eoEdbMP6KmZmY0x3ZWUhPFTi:t/XoVL+J2j9MXyY+ibNC643n98

Entry address:

0x250150

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 40, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, EB, 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:

7.7650

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

1.1 MB (1,101,824 bytes)

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

http://download.flashupdatenow.com/get/click/.../?uid=07_44025960_59297a7f-7041-425f-b372-b9bb72f643ba&sid=227373&filename=setup.exe

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