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ares_setup.exe

Ares

The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.ares.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Ares

Product:
Ares

Description:
Ares Setup

Version:
3.1.5.3037

MD5:
14d51c5fa1cc83fb6810b3714b16c49b

SHA-1:
28e784ffd0b94a9d12cd0598d0fe6fb5c4f599d0

SHA-256:
41f31c4ca4e4b8401ac82f281f047786548496657d07daf1294826f6fdeb8080

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Clean  (1 probable false positive detection)

Explanation:
This is mosty likely a false positive detection, the file is probably clean.

Analysis date:
5/16/2024 8:57:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.15454384!356860804
23.00.65.14730

File size:
2.4 MB (2,548,976 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.5.3037

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:32vOZwuvB9kSr3a1eccmoqx8fCnEfr4C8tlXs1JosR3K3qfUXyi:mS3vB9P21OEU94C8tl81Cqxi

Entry address:
0x9B24

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, A2, 95, FF, FF, E8, A9, A7, FF, FF, E8, D4, C9, FF, FF, E8, 1B, CA, FF, FF, E8, 0E, F3, FF, FF, E8, 75, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, DB, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, A4, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 02, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 04, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E4, CD, 40, 00, E8, 53, 96, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E4, CD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9960

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.ares.net/.../Ares_Setup.exe

http://www.ares.net/.../AresVista_Installer.exe

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