ares-2-2-4-es-en-br-fr-de-it-cn-jp-ar-ru-win-setup.exe

Media Ingea SL

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ares-2-2-4-es-en-br-fr-de-it-cn-jp-ar-ru-win-setup.exe by Media Ingea SL 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 installCore installer.
Publisher:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d717f2a9b9a27bc9287562b10110f8a8

SHA-1:
fc7583dfc4393590f09f61bccb582257793e1f7d

SHA-256:
c3cc79372fb26ee983bafd8026a6706216e5bf74a6a69e5367be292d24a50d76

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:
4/19/2024 4:22:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MediaIngea.Installer (M)
16.2.12.15

File size:
618 KB (632,856 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ares-2-2-4-es-en-br-fr-de-it-cn-jp-ar-ru-win-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/1/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/2/2013 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Media Ingea SL, O=Media Ingea SL, STREET="Pirandello 16, planta 2", L=Malaga, S=Malaga, PostalCode=29010, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
009942C29EC7D5E8B0F679AE00F0495B95

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZMZJfsx7IU0CfqpdqVsPbZfmUoHpf718NJxSMe9Fg3wM2p3qYUIqgekmN:mJfs1IU0u1SNboHh18nK9FLpa3geka

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7104

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)