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aresplus_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:
3.1.7.3042

MD5:
1c8ae01a6b4c06ab6721b6b19b8bd067

SHA-1:
b19e446265ecc1cc9158d8cea53c7ea063028bfd

SHA-256:
bfe40b3e0b529c7921fb32fd5c034cb8a39b6ac2a83ea82be5220ecb3466268e

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 2:45:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.10391474
8.14.06.23.12

File size:
2.8 MB (2,890,974 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.7.3042

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:5avB9ceB6GtCgiLXrKCE0EQj2w8EwVKiYNbKS4puPDYnVRRlw7oh+UJEcCroveyV:QsGkhrkqd898FN+YPWlsowUJvCMnV

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Entropy:
7.9969

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

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

&onid=2196&oid=3001-2196_4-75362647&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=internet/file-sharing&topicbrcrm=&pid=11724341&mfgid=10098980&merid=10098980&ctype=dm&cval=NONE&devicetype=desktop&pguid=87bce1ebcc86be5464019d8a&viewguid=XctldIkgDR6QGOvIcfnEZl4ku059nmdRzhk-&destUrl=http://www.ares.net/.../AresPlus_Setup.exe

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