AresPlus.exe

Ares Plus for windows

Onekit Internet S,L

The application AresPlus.exe by Onekit Internet S,L has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘ares plus’. This file is typically installed with the program AresPlus by Onekit.
Publisher:
Ares Development Group  (signed by Onekit Internet S,L)

Product:
Ares Plus for windows

Version:
2.7.0.1

MD5:
7570e3563c14f706c2f14dac6c3a09cc

SHA-1:
e5ae4e137126dc3abcdc2d7617646e7155ce8d6a

SHA-256:
5aeb781e9e35a2320746ecc8efa9cbf8bb66df48d50cb18574d1cce35203b4b1

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:
4/23/2024 1:18:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OnekitInternet (M)
17.3.8.18

File size:
3.2 MB (3,394,464 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.0

Copyright:
Onekit 2012

Trademarks:
Ares Development Team

Original file name:
AresPlus.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\aresplus\aresplus.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/17/2012 1:11:53 PM

Valid to:
4/18/2013 1:11:53 PM

Subject:
E=info@onekit.com, CN="Onekit Internet S,L", O="Onekit Internet S,L", L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121082E90950E0960FF7F21E2D20A9F1AF6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x29A914

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 04, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, 51, 53, 56, 57, B8, 5C, 9D, 69, 00, E8, DB, CF, D6, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 26, AC, 69, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, A1, 90, 6A, 6A, 00, C6, 00, 01, 8D, 45, EC, E8, 4D, F3, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, EC, B8, 44, 4A, 6B, 00, BA, 40, AC, 69, 00, E8, 67, AA, D6, FF, A1, 44, 4A, 6B, 00, E8, 11, AC, D6, FF, 8B, D8, 53, 6A, 00, 68, 00, 00, 10, 00, E8, 9A, D5, D6, FF, A3, 40, 4A, 6B, 00, 83, 3D, 40, 4A, 6B, 00, 00, 0F, 84, 92, 01, 00, 00, A1, 40, 4A, 6B, 00, 50, E8, 1D...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
2.6 MB (2,727,424 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
ares plus

Command:
"C:\Program Files\aresplus\aresplus.exe" -h


The file AresPlus.exe has been discovered within the following program.

AresPlus  by Onekit
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