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update.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 update.exe, “Software Updater ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 36 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Software Updater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.0.7.6

MD5:
b0973a081c6b973ad590f430d5f7bc19

SHA-1:
0fbd73387b397288ca94469848880701772b4143

SHA-256:
5cb5311b08f52ec99b4094e42e7d24e17215f60600a2326af6b436dcd46fbea7

Scanner detections:
36 / 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 3:15:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.E
412

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.12.20

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/AirAdInstaller.aldw.3
7.11.160.72

avast!
Win32:Adware-CAH [PUP]
2014.9-151220

AVG
Adware BundleApp
2016.0.2890

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
1.0.20.1770

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Airadinstaller-1
0.98/20216

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A
17934

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5121
9.0.1.0354

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.15.12.20.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.34131
12/20/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-2100c5bd
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
11.2015-20-12_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11663

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.0.0.943

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2015.12.20.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.145608
16.0.0.1062

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbkcs
0.28.0.58873

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.1
11.20151220

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.862624
14.04.25.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.12.20.11

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.12.20.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.151218

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.AirInstaller/Variant
9436

Total Defense
Win32/AirInstaller.RAUeAJB
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Iminent
27420

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.206
2.0.0.1855

File size:
754.9 KB (773,032 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.7.6

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\update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 3:59:59 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:
6/2/2014 2:35:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/UqEyK/oFiqfiHgbQoYeSmcnU7RVN0ixm4C6BjGLk6Pm0JQl6WO4JkhDhbKlas:/U1oiCJ8lFU7RDpxmd6BjGVm0JQcWb1F

Entry address:
0x25C418

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9360

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,730,048 bytes)

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

http://appads.info/.../rnd?entry=Please Update to Continue&exit=Please Install the Update Before Closing This Page&file=Update.exe&i=eyJ0IjoxNDAxODIzMTM4NTQ5NTE5NDI0LCJjIjoiNTM4MzBlZGQ0YThhNDA1OTg4ZjhjZWE2IiwidSI6ImYwMjc1NGNhIiwiZSI6MC4wMDcsIjEiOiJ2OSAtIHBsZWFzZSB1cGRhdGUgdG8gY29udGludWUgLSBFeGl0In0=&on=&url=appads.info

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