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Installer 1000descargas.com

VITBIAN TELECOM SL

The application ares.exe by VITBIAN TELECOM SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from esdescarga.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Down  (signed by VITBIAN TELECOM SL)

Product:
Installer 1000descargas.com

Description:
Down

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
ae207c25ca52f08f41ef3017b35f56ed

SHA-1:
7fc485abd46b9a84bbb2fbb353069df660096b07

SHA-256:
f9f3cb948cd68d18ac3608d64be82538518aede78ebb45ab5772d5bbcf8d18c9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 2:27:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VITBIANTELECOM.Installer (M)
16.1.10.5

File size:
197.6 KB (202,360 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012

Trademarks:
Down

Original file name:
Down.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
VITBIAN TELECOM SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/15/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/15/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=VITBIAN TELECOM SL, O=VITBIAN TELECOM SL, STREET=DURANGO 45, L=MADRID, S=MADRID, PostalCode=28023, C=ES

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

Serial number:
00CE10339A95EC106E2B411D80D314A159

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/14/2012 8:15:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:QazdugeQcigG9lAkzSNqlZDwb8R8E63gwg7OZ9e0Smiw1NVyIPzVVWzBUmOI1jB:QazduZQfgPkOHq8xrgCZ9Ymn1HqdDOg

Entry address:
0x3068E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
186 KB (190,464 bytes)

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

http://esdescarga.com/down.php

http://programas.cc/down.php

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