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ares_2_1_8.exe

Ares 2.1.8

Solimba Aplicaciones S.L.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application ares_2_1_8.exe by Solimba Aplicaciones S.L 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. The installer 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:
Solimba Aplicaciones S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Ares 2.1.8

Version:
2.1.816.0

MD5:
b1cf889b4dc070622dddc138db1195f5

SHA-1:
0579ffdbc1e5aef33208defeb4f46ef8bf2d9cb5

SHA-256:
ae6bcaf33940b915cdb5d40ee68417a2c17033bbe8710af5f3756aaa3dbe5234

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:
4/25/2024 8:41:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.SolimbaA.Bundler (M)
16.7.13.13

File size:
138.6 KB (141,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ares_2_1_8.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Solimba Aplicaciones S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/15/2011 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/15/2013 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Solimba Aplicaciones S.L., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Solimba Aplicaciones S.L., L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
450EE582E26020D5F7632F2BECC6C5BD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/30/2011 9:46:24 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.21

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:RnOn7t7XpdpCCTg/sxFgJceq8KA7Cs1X4vKF4Vgxb5/MLDh:RKpdcCrTf8KRs94SiCxbxsDh

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 83, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 84, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 84, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 6B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 6B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 84, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.2853

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

The file ares_2_1_8.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d3uetqjthbb4x1.cloudfront.net/2.1.816/.../Ares_2_1_8.exe

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