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PortalProgramas

This belongs to a Solimba product that may be bundled with additional PUPs or may be part of an ad-supported software program. The application ares.exe by PortalProgramas 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. It uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Rapiddown  (signed by PortalProgramas)

Description:
DownloaddMger

Version:
1.0.0.27

MD5:
cb82a52e1488b354a63a85293a7f2240

SHA-1:
0f414e1fd1f3604eeea34f4947fc74ec4a19f7a6

SHA-256:
0d375e8aa321b9515f98f4da1689d4dcba526069346f59adef8b22f92c7edab8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
5/7/2024 7:15:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.PortalProgramas (M)
16.1.14.0

File size:
171 KB (175,088 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.26

Copyright:
copyright·©·2013

Original file name:
¡nstal·exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ares.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PortalProgramas

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/3/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PortalProgramas, OU=Tech, O=PortalProgramas, STREET="Balmes 1, primera planta", L=Terrassa, S=Barcelona, PostalCode=08225, C=ES

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

Serial number:
00D970D9AAEE52971159EE95FA00AF652F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/20/2013 12:22:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:sXhaoP7Ddc4kJ5sXegDChJo8p8+EOjBPD3hSEE9TCcGZflRJueUhVQqWKBGoutba:rf5gtCh2dLOjBT8E2fG1l3jcwKMoSJM

Entry address:
0x62F90

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, F0, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, FC, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 1A, 03, 06, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 86, 3F, 02, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Code size:
148 KB (151,552 bytes)

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

http://dl.softohqimjjedf0jq.net/n/3.0.26.1/.../Ares.exe

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