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ares.exe

The application ares.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 download4.dobreprogramy.pl and multiple other hosts a known adware distribution point operated by dobreprogramy sp. z o.o..
MD5:
d5887498c2c938216a23e3d5cece2854

SHA-1:
19449b2ba4ed6d6d5a0f9d49a560e2de435ca01d

SHA-256:
38af9094dde9666edb4dceecbd2190e4929a5e1f260431c793c91e50db9dfab9

Scanner detections:
15 / 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.

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:
4/19/2024 3:30:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.152.216

AVG
InstallC
2017.0.2852

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AM
18424

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CH (variant)
10.9889

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
1/26/2016

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12292

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2016.01.26.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.94c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.1.26.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.16124

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29906

File size:
669.2 KB (685,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

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):
12288:ayMJfsGnYrKnA0KSJCvBMuBKCdqQvI4T/6KaMbeWZ0auAikIp3Hl1PJIEcKb68ng:ayMJfsjr+8S4djCKDKoKkIp3+r61

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)

The file ares.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://download4.dobreprogramy.pl/.../x86

http://download.dobreprogramy.pl/.../x86

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