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ares.exe

Program Installer Web

Amir Raisman Lawyer

The application ares.exe, “Program Installer Web Setup ” by Amir Raisman Lawyer has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.giftconceptsuniverse.com.
Publisher:
Software   (signed by Amir Raisman Lawyer)

Product:
Program Installer Web

Description:
Program Installer Web Setup

Version:
4.3.3.6

MD5:
4285e42968e51c718e83eae2ca18ae3b

SHA-1:
0ba2c582daf83847ab49278493191503736bbafe

SHA-256:
58447f1b69aaa0a6a01223fbacf0019aa6719cf6ce902859b9284f9cd8a529c5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
5/1/2024 9:27:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AmirRais.Installer (M)
16.4.14.18

File size:
1017.5 KB (1,041,952 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.9

Copyright:
Web Software Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\ares.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Amir Raisman Lawyer

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/3/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/3/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Amir Raisman Lawyer, O=Amir Raisman Lawyer, STREET=7 Begin Menachem Rd, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, PostalCode=_, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A5A7EA7D8095AD0CB99615F07A06F4C1

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:rwDzqj2LHayk+3emGHwtwWiK73dFr7YnHshGKidvgal+YniHGI2q:rwDKgHk+pGHwtvTdl2HshGKid4al+YXI

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.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.giftconceptsuniverse.com/c?x=pB6Bw9OJM9wrsffx8X RJfS0MtY3r9pnr1jGo0dRMBQ=&c=7Y7CZqVQXXzElZUlwZoCZW9NopIOJQ9wQXBTC7Ua5UHb4rzzEARwuCki/p9IAB6OjjR0JuZ/vXyeJ5fBGTgRo6RUHy2JmrhWrHXa5KnwBQy4aoTRMJfCxcwlB9KF9sgMzSYI7np/KAO8npM4nFRenw==&downloadAs=ares.exe&fallback_url=http://es.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=ares

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