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ares_galaxy.exe

Ares Galaxy

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_galaxy.exe by Solimba Aplicaciones S.L has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from d9yt0xeucd09m.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Solimba Aplicaciones S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Ares Galaxy

Version:
2.1.159.0

MD5:
145db24ed88626a40464e6fea0cae664

SHA-1:
8074e7e5510e30626eab8f68b488a07a28a8247b

SHA-256:
171980e697ee7e34cddc0ae654639e30572d465b453fe1ff77aa48775a9ec8f1

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
4/24/2024 8:13:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.83
9.0.1.0240

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SolimbaAplicacionesSL.L
14.8.28.11

File size:
108.1 KB (110,704 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Solimba Aplicaciones S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/15/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/15/2013 6:59:59 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:
12/5/2009 4:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:3QIURTXJ8eqgKJ+BCJC6UdAyc4DPAD8meCL1:3sOgKw1Ayc4DoDdj

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3028

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://d9yt0xeucd09m.cloudfront.net/.../Ares_Galaxy.exe

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