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ares-galaxy-32-bits.exe

Installer

PlatformPremium (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ares-galaxy-32-bits.exe, “Installer Setup ” by PlatformPremium (Fried Cookie) 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

Publisher:

Internet (signed by PlatformPremium (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:

Installer

Description:

Installer Setup

MD5:

f7702e6d30d1e9c7add4ecee1aecbc64

SHA-1:

28c31456cfb2b53813dc572d8c5b653f5fab16cd

SHA-256:

35e331ff51d2ff5cb15e66a9cfdaf82fed1591a9f7ce944fec5415fc31f3e14d

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:

5/9/2024 7:54:24 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.FC (M)

16.11.29.19

File size:

760.3 KB (778,496 bytes)

Product version:

3.2

Program Internet

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

PlatformPremium (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

3/3/2015 1:35:15 PM

Valid to:

3/3/2016 1:35:15 PM

Subject:

CN=PlatformPremium (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=PlatformPremium (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

1121DDA327300B7FD7777CE500CFAD4E93F3

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:n0AZGsktLX+SfwKuYnRRCb9uy9sfht56SrWXzxiohHfyoyPVpQgWUOLUKRskYhHe:n0AZ6LuquSRQ0Tt5NrOz4OfyoyVpRpaf

Entry address:

0xA5F8

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55... 
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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file ares-galaxy-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.completeappswindow.com/c?x=qfxH F aEcsXbdxjY7SnDvakdaOaJHvPS8m6h7qnyqY=&c= E3p1Exxc9ag7L dPQYA4LWbhPW0xfTXKR ZrVWLOUgCkthTnC ZxAoGFzf8vQWk07VJE9IZWVSbCEoQD2NgGg==&downloadAs=ares-galaxy-32-bits.exe&fallback_url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/aresgalaxy/files/aresgalaxy/AresRegular230_081714/.../download

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