home

aresregular225_downloader.exe.vir

IronPremium

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The file aresregular225_downloader.exe.vir by IronPremium has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.instalki.pl.
Publisher:
IronPremium  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f56e2e516f764e33c74e3e2c38b43dc4

SHA-1:
6e7e57716b87eac411197c39279921fc1d736d2b

SHA-256:
4fd0d759e4724a25bf3f5dcc1eae77c0c038620314e723fefbc4aee068bf9aec

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.

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:
4/26/2024 2:59:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.IronPremium (M)
16.2.8.16

File size:
628.8 KB (643,840 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\aresregular225_downloader.exe.vir

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IronPremium

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/28/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/29/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=IronPremium, O=IronPremium, STREET=Rothschild Bv. 63, L=Tel-Aviv, S=N/A, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00E93CFA28DB661F8108C7366164A2F059

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:RyMJfsG61oT54AzYEZ+YBs8925UjDmoykRR2qaQe8dvThqolzNMrIVxIvBPHca16:RyMJfsn1oTkEZs88xoykREKBdvDWJvB

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
[+]

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file aresregular225_downloader.exe.vir has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.instalki.pl/.../get_Ares.php

Remove aresregular225_downloader.exe.vir - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.