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update.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 update.exe by Air Software has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer.
Publisher:
AirInstaller Inc.  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Flash Player Pro

Version:
2.0.3.53

MD5:
806071bdb1e5718d9c24dc1853a6d357

SHA-1:
1b16e95831f6f2d9ce5eda9d63034bff4aff986a

SHA-256:
58b7ceb69eade6c120df64ead186e9b1706b886b7533217270c46c3413c6989b

Scanner detections:
18 / 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:
2/25/2025 3:11:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
14.05.24

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Airinstall.J
7.11.141.48

avast!
Win32:Installer-L [PUP]
2014.9-140524

AVG
Generic5.ALHN
2014.0.3950

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.AJ
18044

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1011
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A.gen
4.6.5.141

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Downloader
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.176.11652

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cxjkpm
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
14.07.28.12

Reason Heuristics
DownloadManager.AirSoftware.G
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.14522

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
AirInstaller
28008

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.23
2.0.0.1799

File size:
1 MB (1,095,248 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.3.53

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

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\update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 6:59:59 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:
3/4/2013 5:35:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:RfLHuzBsBX4BF3LEV8dz/WqBEJBFeYns+HAeyfLGfgyMvQcsN7:Rfj0wk9L80z/LEJBFeJ+HZEGTh7

Entry address:
0x2423E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, C0, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, EC, 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:
7.7654

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:
1 MB (1,077,248 bytes)

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

http://install.update91.com/get/click/.../?filename=Update

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