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speedtest.exe

SpeedTest

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 speedtest.exe, “SpeedTest ” 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.downloadrockstar.com.
Publisher:
Install Manager   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
SpeedTest

Description:
SpeedTest

Version:
2.0.88.0

MD5:
10e3a5122a54273492e4bc474b0b84ce

SHA-1:
12232ade7c20ecabb6fa577398a866a6fc8b40b2

SHA-256:
b5109824f6a5a54cf23ca6fee55e1b1bc425339c1a8069f27d51687c4d25aa91

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:
11/27/2024 5:19:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.7.28.0

File size:
918.9 KB (940,928 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.88.0

Copyright:
(c) Install Manager

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\speedtest.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:
10/16/2014 4:57:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vJnav4dbkHXlQTlACio/uyy5150XxiRE/XJ:hav48X+TlAfUoteF/5

Entry address:
0x2A5420

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 5D, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, 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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Entropy:
7.8734

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
852 KB (872,448 bytes)

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

http://download.downloadrockstar.com/get/click/.../?filename=speedtest&authenticated=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