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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 10 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:
2.1.204.0

MD5:
37a57981cb3339837b0c351cf6533a67

SHA-1:
895426011e53652d2251548182ffad84a7678396

SHA-256:
63686d7f0a62da01f497c75f8f95eed735c9542df3dfc174b38de985c87ad786

Scanner detections:
10 / 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 3:50:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Solimba.1
1.0.20.1200

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
12328

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.83
9.0.1.0240

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.SuspectCrc!IK
8.14.08.28.11

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Solimba
8.7137

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Fam.NB
8/28/2014

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Solimba
14.8.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.1.118.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SolimbaAplicacionesSL.L
14.8.28.11

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Solimba
10394

File size:
108.2 KB (110,768 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+BCMCUSl3JLZTVnfBEA4T5FZIIe:3sOgKx5/LZTdJEAYTZIIe

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:
7.3038

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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