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ares-2-2-9-75425-br-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-2-2-9-75425-br-setup.exe by Media Ingea SL has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Publisher:
Media Ingea SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
10ea08ee7ada48443ba15c213881674a

SHA-1:
eca8ad2adb7b2f325bbb24bd687cf6aa60cebfdf

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

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:
4/23/2024 12:55:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.OpenCandy
2014.09.01

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/UpToDown.Gen5
7.11.170.50

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3286

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.OpenCandy
4.0.3.141119

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.39
9.0.1.0323

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.10344

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
11/19/2014

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.JoyDownloader
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OpenCandy
14.0.0.2923

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.11.19.11

McAfee
Artemis!10EA08EE7ADA
5600.6942

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.D
14.11.19.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.MediaIngeaSL.Z
14.11.19.11

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.OpenCandy/Variant
10228

Trend Micro
ADW_OPENCANDY
10.465.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
32718

File size:
1.8 MB (1,882,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\documents and settings\administrador\meus documentos\downloads\ares-2-2-9-75425-br-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Media Ingea SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/28/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/28/2016 8:59:59 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:
00D99C3B52CF4E6E8207F3EA82BEE371EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/25/2013 3:01:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Hs7Cbfp19/2PZUwVIGGEb0lYYn0X+RUTvEXedh5ptb/ZFvk7epp/fpvplppppvp5:M7a1d2BSYYn0lTMXedh5ptzZ+7

Entry address:
0x30E4

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, E4, 42, 00, E8, 95, 2D, 00, 00, A3, A4, E3, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, E0, 87, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, DB, 42, 00, E8, 3F, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 20, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 2D, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file ares-2-2-9-75425-br-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ins.br.uptodown.com/dm/1409258283/.../ares-2-2-9-75425-br-setup.exe

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