ares-galaxy-224-32-bits.exe

NO ZEBRA NETWORK LTDA

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ares-galaxy-224-32-bits.exe by NO ZEBRA NETWORKA has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform.
Publisher:
NO ZEBRA NETWORK LTDA  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5ae2574ee27b2f86be39465bdb4d88b2

SHA-1:
bdab7a5fcc4856f45544df9726b0591cbc34992e

SHA-256:
f93d99e1633bb4c955762d170ec6eea185f84ecb563c081298f7e5ff4bc4fb9c

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

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:
4/19/2024 10:17:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/Installco.AB
7.11.102.160

avast!
Win32:Downloader-TPU [PUP]
2014.9-140722

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14722

Bkav FE
W32.Clod675.Trojan
1.3.0.4923

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AB
16947

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.107
9.0.1.0203

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY (variant)
8.8805

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
7/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
SoftwareBundler
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1712333

Malwarebytes
v2014.07.22.08

McAfee
Artemis!5AE2574EE27B
5600.7062

Microsoft Security Essentials
1.163.1557.0

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.dc7
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NOZEBRANETWORKA.X
14.8.7.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.InstallCore!6.4
23.00.65.14720

Sophos
Generic PUA EA
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
10468

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
7.2.203

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
21522

File size:
643.9 KB (659,320 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ares-galaxy-224-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/30/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/31/2013 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=NO ZEBRA NETWORK LTDA, O=NO ZEBRA NETWORK LTDA, STREET=R PASTEUR 463, L=BATEL CURITIBA, S=PARANA, PostalCode=80250080, C=BR

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

Serial number:
26556D2FFBCEFA88C86C73FAA9F72A54

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jR8kyMJfsoULtyefExEL52EyE6Wq45t4yXijqHYSgCWDqYJ78AV+ytTHApWN7i4E:l8kyMJfs955fVSk15SEiW4sWb8A7HAE4

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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