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ares-2.3.4.3058.exe

Prog Application

Destiny Dream S.A.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ares-2.3.4.3058.exe, “Prog Application Setup ” by Destiny Dream S.A 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.newapplicationsgift.com.
Publisher:
Internet Installer application   (signed by Destiny Dream S.A.)

Product:
Prog Application

Description:
Prog Application Setup

MD5:
9e2c007cee883d01edfda9ba609fb928

SHA-1:
0e5907f21b5da77affea73a17ec2ccd2fb612ce3

SHA-256:
e8fa65f0eacaeaed73190751f90665ccea1fa6b7e44a42b3e0fd17b26e17f653

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 '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:
5/18/2024 5:13:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DestinyDreamSA.Installer (M)
16.2.1.17

File size:
976.3 KB (999,752 bytes)

Product version:
5.1.7

Copyright:
Internet Web generic

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\ares-2.3.4.3058.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Destiny Dream S.A.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 1:55:11 PM

Valid to:
10/2/2016 3:36:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Destiny Dream S.A., O=Destiny Dream S.A., L=Clarens, S=Vaud, C=CH

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11217A75EB912AE2167326222C18D9E2357F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:V6HYo+yfBaFxibriCGYxXLLatcwjVPoh/hAb65lCap8tqhYrWth:V64/ypaSb1HNLLae++vYyJutiHv

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file ares-2.3.4.3058.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.newapplicationsgift.com/c?x=DQFv9SyZk0oGnC8C20RWjVH dAws6fe5jOtXEpfEQjw=&c=B228wczXFLYfzDCTdNsneLut FkUgStyO810emZCGtE0O8x KmJfv1MbotUCk0vmOraOFR FGox/4dqw/0QUiubzWTblU5XGb7gacU0IhgeU03IM H6kja/m3xxcwsWE&downloadAs=ares-2.3.4.3058.exe&fallback_url=http://pf.benjaminstrahs.com/s/1452714121/it/.../2/22461-1808168-ares.exe

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