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ares-galaxy-32-bits.exe

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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 12 anti-malware scanners. 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.
Publisher:
Internet   (signed by PlatformPremium (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
95453a92aafbeb74547518bedecf2d37

SHA-1:
5d2bbc871429c02f5e3b8d0b86726f795954a456

SHA-256:
37702f9a3ff0eb378cfb5da4efc8b5eb04db2355b8641ae24e45ddaea47cbdb6

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 '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:
5/19/2024 6:56:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150429

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3033

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.KT
22480

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.554
9.0.1.0119

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZC potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.DI
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of photoscape-32-bits.exe (Adware)
2015.7.29.13

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.205.16273

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.C
v2015.07.29.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallCore.Installer
15.4.29.9

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
40828

File size:
760.3 KB (778,496 bytes)

Product version:
3.2

Copyright:
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:f0AZGsktLX+SfwKuYnRRCb9uy9sfht56SrWXzxiohHfyoyPVpQgWUOLUKRskYhHe:f0AZ6LuquSRQ0Tt5NrOz4OfyoyVpRpaf

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=qqm2UJS2C8RV3LTUYB//dDGa0NRygwY9mg5s7tsLutE=&c= KosXcJoM4GJ53D2jU1V6uFPjF DDln0sLkV2O8uuzo2hZKB4OdUIjFl8lcMk76Bo3SPk0UNdsGkDTygdwBn Q==&downloadAs=ares-galaxy-32-bits.exe&fallback_url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/aresgalaxy/files/aresgalaxy/AresRegular230_081714/.../download

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